Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 25 June. 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.Agreement unveiled, Parliamentary Elections on June 25 Albania Daily News The Socialist Party won 74 of the 140 seats.Albanian Socialists to get parliamentary majority, partial vote count shows Reuters, 26 June 2017
Background 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 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.Election Profile IFES Seats were allocated to alliances using the D'Hondt method, then to political parties using the Sainte-Laguë method.Electoral system IPU
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.Harta e re elektorale, një mandat më pak Kukësit, Korçës e Beratit Shqiptarja, 3 December 2016
#County2016 populationSeats1Berat139,8157 12Dibër134,1536 3Durrës278,77514 14Elbasan298,91314 5Fier312,44816 6Gjirokastër70,3315 7Korçë221,70611 18Kukës84,0353 19Lezhë135,6137 10Shkodër215,48311 11Tirana811,64934 212Vlorë183,10512 Source: Instat (populations)
Contesting parties
Name Abbr. Ideology Leader Albanian Democratic Christian UnionPBDKSH Eduart Ndocaj Christian Democratic AllianceADK Zef Bushati Christian Democratic Party of AlbaniaPKD Christian democracy Dhimiter Muslia Communist PartyPKSH Marxism–Leninism, anti-revisionism Qemal Cicollari Democratic AllianceAD Liberalism, centrism Eduart Abazi Democratic Party of AlbaniaPDCentre-right, liberal conservatism, conservatism, nationalism, pro-Europeanism, economic liberalismLulzim Basha Libra PartyLIBRACentrism, social liberalism, civic nationalism, pro-EuropeanismBen Blushi Arbnore National AllianceAAK Gjet Ndoj New Democratic SpiritFRD Liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism Bamir Topi Party for Justice, Integration and UnityPDIURight-wing, nationalism, ethnic nationalism, Cham issueShpëtim Idrizi Party for the Future of the Greek MinorityMEGA Greek minority interests Kristaq Kiço People's Alliance for JusticeAPD Bilal Kola Republican Party of AlbaniaPRRight-wing, national conservatism, pro-EuropeanismFatmir Mediu Challenge for Albania SFIDA!Centrism, pro-EuropeanismHektor Ruci Social Democracy PartyPDS Social democracy Paskal Milo Socialist Movement for IntegrationLSICentre-left, social democracy, progressivismIlir Meta Socialist Party of AlbaniaPS Centre-left, social democracy, Third Way, progressivism, social liberalismEdi Rama
Opinion polls Nationwide Pollster Date SamplePDPSLSIPDIULibraSFIDA!Other partiesLeadExit 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 News7 June 201780037%45%13%1.5%2%0.3% –8% Piepoli6 June 201780028-32% 41-45 seats48-52% 69-73 seats9-13% 14-18 seats1-2% 2-4 seats1-3% 1-3 seats1-3% 1-3 seats –20% IPR + Ora News29–30 May 20172,00236%43%12%1.8%2.3%1.0% 3.9%7%
By county Tirana Pollster DateSamplePDPSLSIPDIULibraSFIDA!Other partiesLeadIPR + Ora News 29–30 May 2017 1,000 33% 41% 14% 1% 6% 1.5% 3.5% 8%
Elbasan Pollster DateSamplePDPSLSIPDIULibraSFIDA!Other partiesUndecidedLeadAmerican Eye 4 June 2017 1,034 29.2% 46.1% 6.4% 7.1% 0.7% - 3.4%7.1%16.9%
Results
Results by county
Constituency PS PD LSI PDIU PSD Seats %VotesSeats %VotesSeats %VotesSeats %VotesSeats %VotesSeats Berat 54.5345,637 4 19.4816,302 1 23.6219,764 2 0.76635 – 0.0326 – 7 Dibër 34.4624,795 2 29.6521,331 2 17.0512,267 1 17.5212,605 1 0.0427 – 6 Durrës 49.6873,066 8 29.3543,163 4 14.9221,941 2 3.074,519 – 0.33489 – 14 Elbasan 44.5972,881 7 20.7233,868 3 14.4023,536 2 18.0029,431 2 0.0461 – 14 Fier 57.15104,162 10 25.6846,799 4 11.7321,380 2 3.486,348 – 0.0480 – 16 Gjirokastër 50.2027,222 3 24.5713,321 1 23.2312,597 1 0.32171 – 0.0526 – 5 Korçë 48.3962,787 6 32.5142,177 4 15.0019,465 1 1.542,003 – 0.0560 – 11 Kukës 43.7918,387 1 47.4819,935 2 7.002,938 – 0.0313 – 0.2082 – 3 Lezhë 41.5530,406 3 37.6527,550 3 15.3211,210 1 2.902,125 – 0.0432 – 7 Shkodër 35.6839,247 4 37.0640,763 5 11.5812,737 1 1.972,172 – 12.0213,226 1 11 Tirana 48.24200,517 18 30.81128,065 11 13.4555,894 5 2.9912,434 – 0.20814 – 34 Vlorë 60.3165,684 8 21.3123,207 3 11.2412,246 1 3.313,608 – 0.0664 – 12 Total 48.34764,750 74 28.85456,413 43 14.28225,901 19 4.8176,069 3 0.9514,993 1 140
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