| 2,938,428 | 7 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 51.37% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Albania
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Parliament of Albania | Kuvendi i Shqipërisë | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President of the Republic Ilir META
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Edi RAMA
- Assembly: Albania has a unicameral Parliament of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) with 140 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President of the Republic is elected by the People's Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
- The Prime Minister is chosen by the leading party, or coalition, in parliament and is approved by presidential decree.
- In the Parliament of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) 140 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There are 12 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the country's 12 administrative regions. Within any constituency, parties must meet a threshold of 3%, and pre-election coalitions must meet a threshold of 5%.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament of Albania | 2001-06-24 | 1,373,210 | 2,499,238 | 54.95% |
| Parliament of Albania | 2005-07-03 | 1,389,320 | 2,850,821 | 48.73% |
| President | 2007-07-24 | 90 | - | - |
| Parliament of Albania | 2009-06-28 | 1,519,176 | 2,850,821 | 53.29% |
| Parliament of Albania | 2013-06-23 | 1,744,261 | 3,271,885 | 53.31% |
| Parliament of Albania | 2017-06-25 | 1,608,561 | 3,452,324 | 46.59% |
| Parliament of Albania | 2021-04-25 | - | - | - |