Albanian parliamentary election, 1997
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Parliamentary elections were held in Albania
on 29 June 1996 alongside a simultaneous referendum
on restoring the monarchy, with a second round of voting for 32 seats on 6 July. The result was a victory for the Socialist Party of Albania
, which won 101 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
on 29 June 1996 alongside a simultaneous referendum
Albanian monarchy referendum, 1997
A referendum on restoring the monarchy was held in Albania on 29 June 1997 alongside parliamentary elections. The proposal was rejected by 66.7% of voters, although Crown Prince Leka claims that 65.7% voted in favour....
on restoring the monarchy, with a second round of voting for 32 seats on 6 July. The result was a victory for the Socialist Party of Albania
Socialist Party of Albania
The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental...
, which won 101 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party of Albania Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental... |
413,369 | 31.6 | 101 | |
| Democratic Party of Albania Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections... |
315,677 | 24.1 | 24 | |
| PSSH Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental... -PSDSH Social Democratic Party of Albania The Social Democratic Party of Albania is a social-democratic Albanian political party. The party was formed on April 22, 1991. The first party congress was held in January 1992.... |
245,181 | 18.7 | 9 | New |
| Unity for Human Rights Party Unity for Human Rights Party The Unity for Human Rights Party is a centrist, liberal-inclined party in Albania. Founded in 1992, it represents Albania's minorities and is mainly related to the Greek minority as it is the political continuation of the Democratic Union of the Greek Minority .-Election results:The party usually... |
41,157 | 3.2 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance Party Democratic Alliance Party (Albania) The Democratic Alliance Party is a centrist liberal party in Albania. The party was formed in 1992 by Neritan Ceka and other dissidents of the Democratic Party of Albania. Theyopposed the leadership of the party's leader Sali Berisha. The Democratic Alliance Party became part of a socialist led... |
36,380 | 2.8 | 0 | New |
| PSSH Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental... -PASH Environmentalist Agrarian Party The Environmentalist Agrarian Party is an Albanian political party, founded in 1991. The party is led by Lufter Xhuveli. Initially the party was known as the Agrarian Party of Albania , until a name change took place in 2003... |
10,875 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| PSSH Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental... -PUKSH National Unity Party (Albania) The National Unity Party is a political party in Albania. Ahead of the 2005 parliamentary elections, PUK formed a coalition together with three other parties grouped in the "Parties of the Social Spectrum of Albania". The coalition contested the elections as Parties of the Social Spectrum of... |
9,106 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| PDSH Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections... -PDKSH Christian Democratic Party of Albania The Christian Democratic Party of Albania is a small Centre-right, Christian democratic, political party in Albania.The PDK's first election was in 1996, where it won no seats in the 140 seat Assembly of Albania but took 1.3% of the popular vote. In the following year, 1997, it won a single... |
4,608 | 0.4 | 2 | New |
| Other parties | 231,670 | 17.7 | 0 | – |
| Republican Party of Albania Republican Party of Albania The Republican Party of Albania is a right-wing, national conservative political party in Albania.-History:The Republican Party of Albania was founded in January 1991 under the leadership of the writer Sabri Godo, who was also its first chairman. After the Democratic Party, this was the second... |
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| National Front National Front (Albania) The party of the Albanian National Front is a nationalist political party in Albania. In the 2001 elections it was part of the Union for Victory coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament.... |
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| Independents | 13 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,906 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,412,929 | 100 | 155 | +15 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||