Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)

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Democratic Alliance Party
Partia Aleanca Demokratike
Leader Eduart Abazi
Founded1992
Split from Democratic Party of Albania
Headquarters Tirana
Ideology Liberalism
Political position Centre
Colours White, Blue
National Assembly
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Municipality
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Council Seats
10 / 1,613
Website
aleanca.integrimi.org

The Democratic Alliance Party (Albanian : Partia Aleanca Demokratike) is a liberal [1] political party in Albania. The party was formed in 1992 by Neritan Ceka and other dissidents of the Democratic Party of Albania. They opposed the leadership of the party's leader Sali Berisha.

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History

PAD was founded in early 1992 by including two of the original founders Gramoz Pashko and Arben Imami. The reason for the split is still disputed by the principals involved. Although the Democratic Alliance Party had six deputies in the 23rd Legislature of Albania, the number needed to form a parliamentary group, they were denied such recognition by the leadership of parliament. The Democratic Alliance Party blamed the government for an incident that occurred in January 1994, when the leader of the Shkoder branch of the party was shot and killed after a rally.

The founders of the Democratic Alliance, formed the party on the right side of the political spectrum, where some of the former founders of the Democratic Party, its former deputies, as well as the December students. Over time, it moved from the right side towards the centre and in 2008, it presented itself as a liberal party. The Democratic Alliance Party became part of a socialist led government in 1997. [2] [3] In the June 2001 elections it received 2.4% of the vote and three members of parliament. The party continued in government. In the elections in July 2005 it won 3 seats in Parliament. Although they opposed Sali Berisha. In the 2009 election they Joined the Democratic Party and its alliance. [4] Since 2009 the Democratic Alliance has been Extra-parliamentary opposition. In 2013 Party founder Neritan Ceka had been succeed by Eduart Abazi. [5] The Democratic Alliance since 2015 had switched away from the Democratic party and rejoined the Socialist Party's Alliance. [6]

MPS

Deputies from 1997-2001
Neritan Ceka
Preç Zogaj
Deputies from 2001-2005 [7]
Arben Imami
Neritan Ceka
Preç Zogaj
Deputies from 2005-2009 [8]
Neritan Ceka
Pirro Lutaj
Pashko Ujka


Election Results

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Government
1996 25,6791.52 (#8)
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Decrease2.svg 6Extraparliamentary opposition
1997 35,5982.72 (#5)
2 / 140
Increase2.svg 2Coalition
2001 34,2622.61 (#6)
3 / 140
Increase2.svg 1Coalition
2005 65,0934.76 (#8)
3 / 140
Steady2.svg 0Opposition
2009 4,6820.31 (#)
0 / 140
Decrease2.svg 3Extraparliamentary opposition
2013 1,3840.08 (#)
0 / 140
Steady2.svg 0Extraparliamentary opposition
2017 5470.03 (#)
0 / 140
Steady2.svg 0Extraparliamentary opposition


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