27th Legislature of Albania

The Twenty-seventh Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e njëzet e shtatë), officially known as the VII Pluralist Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e VII Pluraliste e Shqipërisë), was the legislature of Albania following the 2005 Albanian Parliamentary election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament. The party of the Prime Minister Sali Berisha, PD, obtained majority of 80 deputies. [1][2]

Twenty-seventh Legislature of Albania

Legjislatura e njëzet e gjashtë e Shqipërisë
XVII Legislature
Pluralist Legislature
Type
Type
Term limits
Four years
History
FoundedSeptember 3, 2005 (2005-09-03)
Preceded by26th Legislature
Succeeded by28th Legislature
Leadership
Structure
Seats140 deputies
Political groups
Government (80)
  •   PD (56)
  •   PR (11)
  •   PDR (4)
  •   PAA (4)
  •   PBDNJ (2)
  •   PDK (2)
  •   BLD (1)

Opposition (60)

Elections
Last election
28 June 2009
Website
Official Website

27th Legislature

The two largest political parties in Albania are the Socialist Party (PS) and the Democratic Party (PD). Following is a list of political parties and alliances with representation in the Parliament by the 2005 elections.

Name Abbr. Founded Leader Ideology MPs
Democratic Party of Albania

Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë

PD 1990 Sali Berisha Liberal conservatism, Conservatism, Centre-right
56 / 140
Socialist Party of Albania

Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë

PS 1991 Fatos Nano Social democracy, Centre-left
42 / 140
Republican Party of Albania

Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë

PR 1991 Fatmir Mediu National conservatism, Social conservatism, Centre-right
11 / 140
Social Democratic Party of Albania

Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë

PSD 1991 Skënder Gjinushi Social democracy, Centre-left
7 / 140
Socialist Movement for Integration

Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë

LSI 1991 Ilir Meta Social democracy, Centre-left
5 / 140
New Democratic Party (Albania)

Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë

PDR 1999 Genc Pollo Liberal conservatism, Conservatism, Centre-right
4 / 140
Agrarian Party of Albania

Partia Agrare e Shqipërisë

PAA 1991 Lufter Xhuveli Agrarianism, Centre
4 / 140
Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)

Partia Aleanca Demokratike

AD 1992 Neritan Ceka Liberalism, Centre
3 / 140
Unity for Human Rights Party

Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut

PBDNJ 1992 Vangjel Dule Social Liberalism, Greek minority interests, Centre
2 / 140
Social Democracy Party of Albania

Partia Demokracia Sociale e Shqipërisë

PDS 2003 Paskal Milo Social democracy, Centre-left
2 / 140
Demochristian Party of Albania

Partia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë

PDK 1991 Nard Ndoka Christian democracy, Centre-right
2 / 140
Liberal Democratic Union (Albania)

Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat

BLD 1995 Arian Starova Liberalism, Social democracy, Centre
1 / 140
Independents

Të pavarur

Independent
1 / 140
Legislature XVII Albania Opening Session (2005 - 2009)

Sources

  1. "Albania. Legislative Election 2005 | Electoral Geography 2.0". electoralgeography.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13.
  2. "Legjislatura XVII (2005 - 2009)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-05.
Legislature XVII Session (2005 - 2009)
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