Parliamentary election in Albania 2021

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48.64

39.45

6.81

2.25

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PD ^b

LSI

Psd

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Gains and losses

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PD ^b

LSI

Psd

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Remarks:

^b 2017: Sum of PD, PDIU, FRD, PR and PKD

4th

74

3

59

4th 74 3 59

A total of 140 seats

LSI : 4th
PS : 74
PSD : 3
PD : 59

The parliamentary elections in Albania 2021 took place on April 25, 2021.

It was the ninth election for Kuvendi i Shqipërisë , the parliament of the Republic of Albania , since the fall of the communist regime in 1990/91.

background

Political development

After the election in summer 2013 , the Socialist Party (PS) took over the majority from the ruling Democratic Party (PD) . Edi Rama then replaced Sali Berisha as Prime Minister. After a significant increase in the vote in the summer of 2017 , the socialists were even able to govern without a coalition partner - they had won 74 of the 140 seats. The PD, on the other hand, lost approval and for the second time since 1991 it achieved less than 30 percent.

The opposition, led by the PD, which had protested against the “undemocratic” processes before the election, did not recognize the election result and boycotted parliamentary work. In the tense political environment, the opposition parties also boycotted the 2019 local elections .

A year before the election, there were some significant changes to the electoral law by adapting some constitutional articles. The opposition accused the PS that these changes would violate the agreements reached before the 2019 elections. International experts criticized the procedure, but said the changes were not problematic.

In the run-up to the vote, there were demonstrations and violent clashes between supporters of the various political camps. In Elbasan , a PD member shot dead a PS election worker and injured four other people on April 21.

Incumbent government

After the 2017 election, Edi Rama was able to take up his second term as Prime Minister. In contrast to his first cabinet, he was no longer dependent on a coalition partner, at that time this was the Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim (LSI) party . The second cabinet accordingly consisted exclusively of members of the PS.

Organization of choice

Electoral system

The 140 members of parliament are elected in twelve multi-member constituencies, which correspond to the twelve Qarks . It is a proportional representation with unchangeable party lists. The electoral threshold for this election was reduced to one percent for the first time. The seats are distributed among the parties according to the D'Hondt procedure . Coalitions were only possible to a limited extent in these elections.

Due to demographic shifts, there were some changes in the distribution of seats in the constituencies: Qark Dibra and Qark Gjirokastra each lost one seat, both of which went to Qark Tirana .

A test with electronic voting and counting will take place in constituency No. 40 in Tirana.

Number of elected representatives per constituency

Seats per district
Qark	Registered voters	Seats
Advises	184,612	7th
Dibra	132,858	5
Durres	359.832	14th
Elbasan	349.144	14th
Fier	405.955	16
Gjirokastra	124.224	4th
Korça	286.166	11
Kukës	83,808	3
Lezha	168.975	7th
Shkodra	273,801	11
Tirana	911,573	36
Vlora	319,744	12th

OSCE mission

The OSCE Observation Mission (ODIHR) found that all sides had confidence in the electoral process and the electoral authorities. There were complaints about the interference of government agencies in the election campaign and the purchase of votes.

Registered parties, initiative committees and coalitions

A total of at least 25 parties and three initiative committees take part in the elections. The Democrats formed the “Partia Demokratike - Aleanca për Ndryshim” (PD-AN) coalition with twelve smaller parties , which were listed as a list due to the ban on coalitions. However, the LSI appears as a separate list. Another coalition "Shqipëria - Shtëpia që fiton" (ShQF) was founded between this coalition, led by the Democratic Party, and the LSI.

	abbreviation	coalition	Alignment	Chairman	Share of votes in 2017
Socialist party	PS		Social democracy	Edi Rama	48.34%
Democratic Party	PD	PD-AN, ShQF	Conservatism , economic liberalism	Lulzim Basha	28.82%
Socialist movement for integration	LSI	ShQF	Social democracy	Monika Kryemadhi	14.27%
Association for Human Rights	PBDNJ	PD-AN	Greek minority party, left-wing liberal	Vangjel Dule	-
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity	PDIU	PD-AN	National liberalism , Çamen - nationalism	Shpëtim Idrizi	04.80%
Republican Party	PR	PD-AN	National conservatism	Fatmir Mediu	00.24%
Ethnic Greek minority for the future	MEGA		Greek minority party		00.14%
Social Democratic Party	Psd		Social democracy	Skënder Gjinushi	00.95%
Social Democracy Party	PDS		Social democracy		00.16%
New democratic wind	FRD	PD-AN	liberalism	Bamir Topi	00.32%
Red-black alliance	AK		nationalist, right-wing populist	Kreshnik Spahiu
Christian Democratic Movement	PBDK		Christian Democracy		00.06%
Popular Association of Albanian Pensioners	PBPPSh				-
European Alliance for Equality and Justice	ABDE				-
National Conservative Party of Albania					-
Albanian Workers' Union					-
Liberal Democratic Association	PBLD	PD-AN	liberal, social democratic	Arian Starova	-
Nisma Thurje					-
National Alliance					-
Albanian homeland party					-
National Reconciliation Party					-
Party law and justice					-
Party of Albanian Citizens					-
Party national unity					-
Party for the Protection of the Rights of Immigrants					-
People's Alliance					-
Support committee for candidate Ilyaz Shehu, Lezha					-
Support committee for candidate Kreshnik Merxhani, Gjirokastra					-
Support committee for the candidate Bledar Dika, Tirana					-
Agricultural and Environment Party	PAA	PD-AN	reformist , green , agrarian , environment	Agron Duka	-
Christian Democratic Party	PDK	PD-AN	Christian Democratic	Nard Ndoka	00.16%
Movement for National Development	LZhK	PD-AN		Dashamir Shehi	-
Legality Movement Party	PLL	PD-AN	socially conservative , monarchist	Shpëtim Axhami	-
Democratic National Front	PBK	PD-AN	conservative	Artur Roshi	-
Democratic Association	PBDSh	PD-AN		Ylber Valteri	-
Christian Democratic Party	PKD	PD-AN	Christian Democratic	Dhimitër Muslia	-

Survey

Polls predicted a head-to-head race between the ruling socialists and the opposition Conservatives.

Survey institute	date	Number of respondents	PS	PD	LSI	PDIU	Psd	Other parties	head Start	source
Survey institute	date	Number of respondents						Other parties	head Start	source
Piepoli, Report TV	December 8, 2020	500	53-59%	30-34%	2 - 4%	1 - 3%	-	5 - 7%	23-25%
MRB, Euronews Albania	January 13, 2021	1600	41.8%	28.2%	10.3%	1.5%	-	2.1%	13.6%
Ora News, NOTO Sondaggi	January 19, 2021	2000	42-46%	33-37%	9-13%	1 - 3%	-	6-10%	9%
MRB, Euronews Albania	February 18, 2021	1600	39.9%	30.6%	9.1%	1.6%	-	1.8%	9.3%
Ora News, NOTO Sondaggi	February 23, 2021	2000	41-45%	34-38%	8-12%	1 - 3%	-	7-11%	7%
Flame Tree Advisors, Syri TV	March 1, 2021	1000	38.5-40.1%	33.9-36.8%	8.9 - 9.2%	2.2-2.5%	-	1.5 - 4.6%	3.3 - 4.6%
Gazeta Express, Televizioni 7	March 1, 2021	3778	44.5%	42.2%	9.3%	PD	-	3.9%	2.3%
MRB, Euronews Albania	March 11, 2021	1600	41.3%	30.8%	7.6%	1.3%	-	1.1%	10.5%
Smith Research & Consulting	April 9, 2021	1000	42.5%	44.7%	11.3%	PD	-	1.5%	2.2%
Albeu	April 18, 2021	N / A	41.1%	45.44%	8.83%	PD	1.43%	3.2%	4.3%

Results

Overall result

Political party		voices			Seats
Political party		number	in %	+/-	number	+/-
	Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS) Socialist Party of Albania
	Partia Demokratie e Shqipërisë (PD) Democratic Party of Albania
	Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim (LSI) Socialist movement for integration
	Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë (PSD) Social Democratic Party of Albania
	Others				-	-
total			100.00		140
Eligible voters / turnout		3,588,869
Source: Albanian Electoral Commission

Result after Qark

Results in percent and number of mandates.

District	PS	PD	LSI	Psd	Otherwise.
Advises	56.00 5	30.46 2	11.10 -	0.50 -	1.94 -
Dibra	44.17 2	45.13 3	6.91 -	0.70 -	3.09 -
Durres	50.28 8	41.45 6	6.19 -	0.43 -	1.65 -
Elbasan	55.22 8	37.06 6	4.41 -	0.38 -	2.93 -
Fier	52.77 9	37.27 6	7.10 1	0.46 -	2.40 -
Gjirokastra	53.83 3	30.66 1	12.68 -	1.16 -	1.67 -
Korça	48.90 6	40.77 5	6.85 -	1.02 -	2.46 -
Kukës	35.84 1	62.24 2	0.17 -	0.47 -	1.28 -
Lezha ¹	37.99 3	47.53 4	10.26 -	0.44 -	3.78 -
Shkodra	28.11 3	43.80 5	9.37 1	15.24 2	3.48 -
Tirana ²	48.55 18	39.20 15	6.00 2	2.87 1	3.38 -
Vlora	57.91 8	31.52 4	6.08 -	0.60 -	3.89 -
Albania (total) ³	48.64 74	39.45 59	6.81 4	2.25 3	2.85 -

¹ 99.60 percent counted.

² 98.00 percent counted.

³ 99.50 percent counted.

Web links

Central Electoral Commission website

literature

Tobias Rüttershof: Albania before the parliamentary elections (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Tirana, March 2021, PDF)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Zgjedhjet për Kuvend 25 prill 2021 , on kqz.gov.al
^ Albanian Opposition Vows Not to Recognize Unilateral Changes Made to Constitution. In: Exit Albania. July 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 .
↑ Alice Taylor: Venice Commission: Criticises Hasty Adoption of Electoral Reforms, Not Against International Standards. December 14, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 .
↑ Dangerous duel for the premier office on wienerzeitung.at from April 23, 2021, accessed on April 26, 2021.
^ Inter-Parliamentary Union: Albania (Kuvendi), Electoral system. In: IPU PARLINE Database. Accessed February 28, 2021 .
↑ Ndryshon harta elektorale / Tirana bëhet me 36 mandate, Dibra dhe Gjirokastra 1 më pak. In: Top Channel. November 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ ^a ^b ZAZ no. 40 caktohet si njësia administrative ku do të zbatohet projekti pilot për votimin dhe numërimin electronics. In: KQZ. March 2, 2021, accessed March 4, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ Vendim për ngritjen e zonave të administrimit zgjedhor për zgjedhet për Kuvend të dates 25 prill 2021. (PDF) In: Komisioni Qëndror i zgjedheve. November 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Albania's elections saw inclusive campaigning and improved administration, but misuse of state resources was of concern, international observers say. Press release. In: OSCE. April 26, 2021, accessed April 26, 2021 .
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↑ "Aleanca për Ndryshim" PD Formon koalicionin me aleatët, LSI del e vetme. In: Albanian Profile. February 25, 2021, accessed March 4, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ LSI: Marrëveshja. In: LSI. March 1, 2021, accessed March 7, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ Instituti Piepoli dhe Report Tv publikojnë sondazhin e parë për zgjedhjet 2021! Qeveria Rama akoma shumicë, PD në rritje, votat e LSI-së i kalojnë PS-së - Shqiptarja.com. In: Shqiptarja.com. December 8, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ PS do të fitonte zgjedhjet nëse do të mbaheshin sot. In: Euronews.al. January 21, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).
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↑ Ekskluzive: Ky do të jetë rezultati i zgjedhjeve në Shqipëri, sipas kompanisë që ishte 100% e saktë për zgjedhjet në Kosovë. In: Gazeta Express. March 16, 2021, accessed March 18, 2021 (Albanian).
↑ Sondazhi: Nëse zgjedhjet do të mbaheshin të dielën, 41.3% e qytetarëve do të votonin PS, 30.8% PD dhe 7.6% LSI. In: euronews.al. March 11, 2021, accessed March 18, 2021 (Albanian).
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[erg1-1] Zgjedhjet për Kuvend 25 prill 2021 , on kqz.gov.al

[2] Albanian Opposition Vows Not to Recognize Unilateral Changes Made to Constitution. In: Exit Albania. July 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 .

[3] Alice Taylor: Venice Commission: Criticises Hasty Adoption of Electoral Reforms, Not Against International Standards. December 14, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 .

[4] Dangerous duel for the premier office on wienerzeitung.at from April 23, 2021, accessed on April 26, 2021.

[5] Inter-Parliamentary Union: Albania (Kuvendi), Electoral system. In: IPU PARLINE Database. Accessed February 28, 2021 .

[6] Ndryshon harta elektorale / Tirana bëhet me 36 mandate, Dibra dhe Gjirokastra 1 më pak. In: Top Channel. November 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).

[:0-7] ZAZ no. 40 caktohet si njësia administrative ku do të zbatohet projekti pilot për votimin dhe numërimin electronics. In: KQZ. March 2, 2021, accessed March 4, 2021 (Albanian).

[8] Vendim për ngritjen e zonave të administrimit zgjedhor për zgjedhet për Kuvend të dates 25 prill 2021. (PDF) In: Komisioni Qëndror i zgjedheve. November 30, 2020, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).

[9] OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Albania's elections saw inclusive campaigning and improved administration, but misuse of state resources was of concern, international observers say. Press release. In: OSCE. April 26, 2021, accessed April 26, 2021 .

[10] Regjistrohen si subjects zgjedhore 16 parti politike dhe 1 komitet nismëtar. In: KQZ. February 15, 2021, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).

[11] Regjistrohen si subjects zgjedhore edhe 9 parti politike dhe 2 komitete nismëtare. In: KQZ. February 22, 2021, accessed February 28, 2021 (Albanian).

[12] "Aleanca për Ndryshim" PD Formon koalicionin me aleatët, LSI del e vetme. In: Albanian Profile. February 25, 2021, accessed March 4, 2021 (Albanian).

[13] LSI: Marrëveshja. In: LSI. March 1, 2021, accessed March 7, 2021 (Albanian).

[14] Instituti Piepoli dhe Report Tv publikojnë sondazhin e parë për zgjedhjet 2021! Qeveria Rama akoma shumicë, PD në rritje, votat e LSI-së i kalojnë PS-së - Shqiptarja.com. In: Shqiptarja.com. December 8, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).

[15] PS do të fitonte zgjedhjet nëse do të mbaheshin sot. In: Euronews.al. January 21, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).

[16] Sondazhi Kombëtar i Rtv Ora & Notto: Tcurren PS e LSI, rritet PD. Yes çfarë ndodh në Tiranë e Durrës. In: Ora News. January 19, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).

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[18] Sondazhi II kombëtar, RTV Ora e Noto / Orientimi i votës: PD dhe partitë e tjera rriten me 1% nga 19 janari, PS dhe LSI bien me 1%. In: Ora News. February 23, 2021, accessed March 3, 2021 (Albanian).

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[20] Ekskluzive: Ky do të jetë rezultati i zgjedhjeve në Shqipëri, sipas kompanisë që ishte 100% e saktë për zgjedhjet në Kosovë. In: Gazeta Express. March 16, 2021, accessed March 18, 2021 (Albanian).

[21] Sondazhi: Nëse zgjedhjet do të mbaheshin të dielën, 41.3% e qytetarëve do të votonin PS, 30.8% PD dhe 7.6% LSI. In: euronews.al. March 11, 2021, accessed March 18, 2021 (Albanian).

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