Parliamentary election in Albania 2017

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A total of 140 seats

On June 25, 2017 were parliamentary elections in Albania instead. It was the eighth elections to Kuvendi i Shqipërisë , the Albanian parliament , since the fall of the communist regime in 1990/91. The original election date was June 18, 2017. The ruling Socialist Party (PS), with Edi Rama as prime minister and chairman, emerged victorious from the election.

The election process was considered "calm" and orderly, but international observers are still calling for some reforms.

prehistory

In the elections in summer 2013 , the PS took over the majority from the ruling Democratic Party (PD) under Prime Minister Sali Berisha . A coalition government was formed with the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) - a splinter party of the socialists that was previously a coalition partner of the PD . In the 2015 local elections , the Democrats suffered another defeat.

Opposition protest tent in Tirana

In February 2017, the opposition Democratic Party entered a protest linked to a boycott of parliamentary sessions. They called for the government to resign, as it would not guarantee fair and free elections. A protetscamp was set up in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tirana on Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit . The presidential election also fell during the 90-day period of protest . The deadline for submitting lists of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election was missed. On May 18, party leaders Edi Rama and Lulzim Basha agreed on a compromise: The internationally mediated consensus led by German MEP David McAllister saw, among other things, the postponement of the parliamentary elections by one week and the appointment of seven non-party ministers by the opposition for one "Technical government" and several reforms in the electoral process. The PD was unable to enforce their demand for a resignation from the government.

A task force headed by the new independent Deputy Prime Minister Ledina Mandija monitored the agreed adjustments to the electoral process.

Electoral system

The members of the 140-seat parliament were determined in twelve constituencies, which correspond to the twelve Qarks , in proportional representation with unchangeable party lists. The electoral threshold was 3% for parties and 5% for alliances . The seats were distributed to the alliances using the D'Hondt procedure and then to the parties using the Sainte-Laguë procedure .

Due to changes in the population, the number of seats in some constituencies changed: Tirana had two more seats and Durrës one, while Korça, Berat and Kukës each had to give up one seat.

Registered parties and coalitions

A total of 18 parties competed. Three of them missed the original filing date but were retrospectively admitted after the PD ended their boycott. Two more were no longer admitted. Coalitions were not allowed this time.

Political party abbreviation Alignment Chairman Share of votes in 2013
Socialist party PS Social democracy Edi Rama 41.4%
Democratic Party PD Conservatism , economic liberalism Lulzim Basha 31.8%
Socialist movement for integration LSI Social democracy Ilir Meta 10.4%
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity PDIU National liberalism , Çamen - nationalism Shpëtim Idrizi 02.6%
LIBRA LIBRA Left liberalism Ben Blushi   New
SFIDA! SFIDA! Political center Hector Ruci New
Republican Party PR National conservatism Fatmir Mediu 03.0%
Christian Democratic Party PKD Christian Democracy Dhimitër Muslia 0.8%
Christian Democratic Movement PBDK Christian Democracy <0.1%
Christian Democratic Alliance ADK Christian Democracy <0.1%
Social Democratic Party Psd Social democracy Skënder Gjinushi 0.6%
Social Democracy Party PDS Social democracy 0.7%
Democratic Alliance AD liberalism Eduard Abazi <0.1%
New democratic wind FRD liberalism Bamir Topi -
National Albanian Alliance AAK <0.1%
Ethnic Greek minority for the future MEGA Greek minority policy 0.2%
Communist Party PKSH communism <0.1%
People's Alliance for Justice APD -

Results

The turnout was very low at 46.72%. Possible reasons for this were the hot weather and the festival of breaking the fast that took place on the same day . By-election polls predicted a clear victory for the PS on Sunday evening.

The socialists received the most votes and achieved an absolute majority in the new parliament with 74 seats . The LSI had 19 mandates, the PD 43, the PDIU 3 mandates, and the PSD won one mandate.

Sit in the new parliament
Political party be right % Seats +/-
Socialist party 761.932 48.34 74 +9
Democratic Party 454.319 28.82 43 –7
Socialist movement for integration 224.961 14.27 19th +3
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity 75,591 4.80 3 -1
LIBRA 19,664 1.25 0 New
Social Democratic Party 14,985 0.95 1 +1
New democratic wind 5.112 0.32 0 0
Republican Party 3,821 0.24 0 -3
SFIDA! 3,523 0.22 0 New
Social Democracy Party 2,526 0.16 0 0
Christian Democratic Party 2,516 0.16 0 -1
Ethnic Greek minority for the future 2,283 0.14 0 0
People's Alliance for Justice 1,490 0.09 0 New
Communist Party 1,026 0.07 0 0
Christian Democratic Movement 910 0.06 0 New
Christian Democratic Alliance 765 0.05 0 0
Democratic Alliance 538 0.03 0 0
National Albanian Alliance 353 0.02 0 New
Invalid & empty votes 31,730 - - -
Total 1,607,725 100 140 0
Registered voters / participation 3,452,324 46.57 - -
Source: CEC (99.42% of polling stations included)

Web links

Commons : Parliamentary Election in Albania 2017  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Contestants campaigned freely, fundamental freedoms respected in Albania elections, but politicized election administration reduced trust in process, international observers say. In: OSCE . June 26, 2017, accessed June 26, 2017 .
  2. ^ Hahn and Mogherini comment Albania's elections. In: Top Channel . June 26, 2017, accessed June 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Shqipëri: Dështimi i tretë për zgjedhjen e presidentit. In: evropaelire.org. April 27, 2017, Retrieved June 26, 2017 (Albanian).
  4. ↑ Zhvillohet mbledhja e parë e Task-Forcës e kryesuar nga zv / Kryeministrja Mandija. (No longer available online.) In: Kryeministria. June 5, 2017, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 26, 2017 (Albanian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kryeministria.al  
  5. ^ Election Profile IFES
  6. ^ Inter-Parliamentary Union: Albania (Kuvendi), Electoral system. In: IPU PARLINE Database. Retrieved June 26, 2017 (English).
  7. ↑ Harta e re elektorale, një mandat më pak Kukësit, Korçës e Beratit. In: Shqiptarja.com. December 3, 2016, Retrieved June 26, 2017 (Albanian).
  8. ↑ Numërohen mbi 95% e votave, KQZ: Yes si shpërndahen 140 mandatet. In: Koha Jonë . June 27, 2017, Retrieved June 28, 2017 (Albanian).
  9. ↑ Albania, Parliamentary Elections, June 25, 2017: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions | OSCE. In: OSCE . June 26, 2017, accessed June 29, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Vincent WJ van Gerven Oei: The Curious International Acclaim for the Elections . In: Exit . June 28, 2017 ( exit.al [accessed June 29, 2017]).
  11. ↑ KQZ: short message. In: Twitter. June 27, 2017, Retrieved June 28, 2017 (Albanian).
  12. ↑ Clemens Verenkotte: Election in Albania: Winner without much jubilation. In: tagesschau.de. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017 .
  13. ↑ IPR / Ora News Exit Poll: PS Wins with 45-49% . In: Exit . June 25, 2017 ( exit.al [accessed June 26, 2017]).