2017 Albanian parliamentary election – Wikipedia
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2017 parliamentary election in Albania
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All 140 seats in the Parliament of Albania 71 seats needed for a majority |
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| Turnout | 46.75%  |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 25 June.[1] They had initially been scheduled for 18 June, but after a possible boycott was announced by opposition parties during a political crisis that lasted three months, an agreement was reached between all parties on 18 May to change the date.[2] The Socialist Party won 74 of the 140 seats.[3]
Background[edit]
The previous parliamentary elections were held on 23 June 2013 and resulted in a victory for the Socialist Party of Albania-led Alliance for a European Albania, which received 57.6% of the vote, winning 83 of the 140 seats. The opposition Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration headed by Lulzim Basha of the Democratic Party received almost 39.5% of the vote and won the other 57 seats. The Socialist Party led by Edi Rama formed the government with Rama as Prime Minister.
Electoral system[edit]
The 140 members of Parliament were elected in twelve multi-member constituencies based on the twelve counties using closed list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of 3% for parties and 5% for alliances.[4] Seats were allocated to alliances using the D’Hondt method, then to political parties using the Sainte-Laguë method.[5]
Demographic changes led to some changes in the number of seats for some constituencies; Tirana gained two seats and Durrës one, whilst Korça, Berat and Kukës all lost a seat.[6]
| # | County | 2016 population | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berat | 139,815 | 7 |
| 2 | Dibër | 134,153 | 6 |
| 3 | Durrës | 278,775 | 14 |
| 4 | Elbasan | 298,913 | 14 |
| 5 | Fier | 312,448 | 16 |
| 6 | Gjirokastër | 70,331 | 5 |
| 7 | Korçë | 221,706 | 11 |
| 8 | Kukës | 84,035 | 3 |
| 9 | Lezhë | 135,613 | 7 |
| 10 | Shkodër | 215,483 | 11 |
| 11 | Tirana | 811,649 | 34 |
| 12 | Vlorë | 183,105 | 12 |
| Source: Instat (populations) | |||
Contesting parties[edit]
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian Democratic Christian Union | PBDKSH | Eduart Ndocaj | ||
| Christian Democratic Alliance | ADK | Zef Bushati | ||
| Christian Democratic Party of Albania | PKD | Christian democracy | Dhimiter Muslia | |
| Communist Party | PKSH | Marxism–Leninism, Anti-revisionism | Qemal Cicollari | |
| Democratic Alliance | AD | Liberalism, centrism | Eduart Abazi | |
| Democratic Party of Albania | PD | Centre-right, Liberal conservatism, Conservatism, Nationalism, Pro-Europeanism, Economic liberalism | Lulzim Basha | |
| Libra Party | LIBRA | Centrism, Social liberalism, Civic nationalism, Pro-Europeanism | Ben Blushi | |
| Arbnore National Alliance | AAK | Gjet Ndoj | ||
| New Democratic Spirit | FRD | Liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism | Bamir Topi | |
| Party for Justice, Integration and Unity | PDIU | Right-wing, Nationalism, Ethnic nationalism, Cham issue | Shpëtim Idrizi | |
| Party for the Future of the Greek Minority | MEGA | Greek minority interests | Kristaq Kiço | |
| People’s Alliance for Justice | APD | Bilal Kola | ||
| Republican Party of Albania | PR | Right-wing, National Conservatism, Pro-Europeanism | Fatmir Mediu | |
| Challenge for Albania | SFIDA! | Centrism, Pro-Europeanism | Hektor Ruci | |
| Social Democracy Party | PDS | Social democracy | Paskal Milo | |
| Socialist Movement for Integration | LSI | Centre-left, Social democracy, Progressivism | Ilir Meta | |
| Socialist Party of Albania | PS | Centre-left, Social democracy, Third Way, Progressivism, Social liberalism | Edi Rama | |
Opinion polls[edit]
Nationwide[edit]
| Pollster | Date | Sample | PD | PS | LSI | PDIU | Libra | SFIDA! | Other parties | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exit poll | 25 June 2017 | 30-34% | 45-49% | 11-15% | 3-5% | – | – | 15% | ||
| IPR + Ora News | 19 June 2017 | 33% | 48% | 13% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 15% | ||
| IPR + Ora News | 7 June 2017 | 800 | 37% | 45% | 13% | 1.5% | 2% | 0.3% | – | 8% |
| Piepoli | 6 June 2017 | 800 | 28-32%
41-45 seats |
48-52%
69-73 seats |
9-13%
14-18 seats |
1-2%
2-4 seats |
1-3%
1-3 seats |
1-3%
1-3 seats |
– | 20% |
| IPR + Ora News | 29–30 May 2017 | 2,002 | 36% | 43% | 12% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 7% |
By county[edit]
Tirana[edit]
Elbasan[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party of Albania | 764,750 | 48.34 | 74 | +9 | |
| Democratic Party of Albania | 456,413 | 28.85 | 43 | –7 | |
| Socialist Movement for Integration | 225,901 | 14.28 | 19 | +3 | |
| Party for Justice, Integration and Unity | 76,069 | 4.81 | 3 | –1 | |
| Libra Party | 19,806 | 1.25 | 0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Party of Albania | 14,993 | 0.95 | 1 | +1 | |
| New Democratic Spirit | 5,146 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sfida për Shqipërinë | 3,546 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Party of Albania | 3,225 | 0.20 | 0 | –3 | |
| Social Democracy Party of Albania | 2,473 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Albania | 2,421 | 0.15 | 0 | –1 | |
| Party for the Future of the Greek Minority | 2,287 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| People’s Alliance for Justice | 1,505 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of Albania | 1,026 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albanian Democratic Christian Union | 924 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Alliance | 767 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance Party | 547 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Arbnore Alliance | 351 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,582,150 | 100.00 | 140 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,582,150 | 98.02 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 31,898 | 1.98 | |||
| Total votes | 1,614,048 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,452,324 | 46.75 | |||
| Source: CEC | |||||
By county[edit]
References[edit]
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