2005 Albanian parliamentary election

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2005 Albanian parliamentary election
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  2001 3 July 2005 2009  

All 140 seats in Parliament
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.07% (Decrease2.svg 4.55pp)
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
PD Sali Berisha 56+10
PS Fatos Nano 42−31
PR Fatmir Mediu 11New
PSD Skënder Gjinushi 7+3
LSI Ilir Meta 5New
PDR Genc Pollo 4+1
PAA Lufter Xhuveli 4+1
AD Neritan Ceka 30
PDS Paskal Milo 2New
PBDNJ Vangjel Dule 2−1
PDK Nard Ndoka 2+2
BLD Arjan Starova 1New
Independents 1−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Fatos Nano
PS
Sali Berisha
PD

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 3 July 2005. [1] The result was a victory for the opposition Democratic Party (PD) and its allies, prominently the Republican Party (PR). Former president Sali Berisha became prime minister as a result of the election. [2]

Contents

Electoral system

The 140 members of parliament were elected using the mixed-member proportional representation. Voters elected 100 deputies directly from constituencies and 40 from party lists. [3]

Conduct

The proper conduct of the election was seen as crucial in maintaining Albania's eventual EU hopes. [4] For the most part, election day was peaceful, but OSCE monitors said that the poll only partially complied with international standards, [5] citing disorganization, improper procedures and "a few violent incidents." The Central Election Commission (CEC) received over 300 complaints. [6]

Monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe called the election a “disappointment,” saying it failed to comply with international standards because of “serious irregularities,” intimidation, vote-buying and “violence committed by extremists on both sides.” [7]

Results

On 14 July the CEC released final results for 97 constituencies as well as the tentative national proportional results. The clear winners were the Democratic Party and its allies, though with many close constituency races between the PD and the governing Socialist Party of Albania (PSSh). The only party to win both proportional and constituency-level seats was the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) of former prime minister Ilir Meta, as Meta himself won the party's lone constituency mandate. Despite this, the LSI did not fulfill pre-election expectations that it might emerge as a dealmaker in the next parliament.

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Party or allianceConstituencyCompensatoryTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Alliance for
Freedom,
Justice and
Welfare
Democratic Party of Albania 602,06644.0656104,7967.67056+10
Republican Party of Albania 272,74619.961111New
New Democratic Party 101,3737.4244+1
Demochristian Party of Albania 44,5763.2622+2
Liberal Democratic Union 14,4181.0611New
Freedom and Human Rights Movements9,0270.6600New
Democratic National Front Party 7,6320.5600New
Albanian Democratic Union Party 7,3710.54000
Total602,06644.0656561,93941.131874+24
Socialist Party of Albania 538,90639.4442121,4128.89042–31
Socialist Movement for Integration 112,4518.231114,7988.4045New
Movement for National Development 20,9551.53047,9673.5100New
Social Democratic Party of Albania 18,3651.340174,10312.7477+3
Unity for Human Rights Party 12,1710.89056,4034.1322–1
Democratic Alliance Party 10,6490.78065,0934.76330
Environmentalist Agrarian Party 9,9880.73089,6356.5644+1
Social Democracy Party of Albania 8,5140.62057,9984.2522New
Communist Party of Albania 3,8910.2808,9370.6500New
Party of Labour of Albania 3,4490.2509,2920.6800New
Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity 1,7260.1305,0290.3700New
Social Albanian Parties – National Unity Party 1,4330.1003,2600.2400New
Albanian National Front Party [lower-alpha 1] 1,2770.09022,8961.6800New
Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party 9570.0707740.0600New
Albanian Green League6380.0501,7100.1300New
Albanian Democratic Party for a New Right Democracy5550.0401,7940.1300New
Albanian National Community Party5480.0400New
Democratic Movement for Integration5050.0400New
Albanian Future Party4450.0300New
Albanian Socialist Alliance Party 2450.0206,6040.4800New
Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms 2310.0200New
Communist Party of Albania 8 November 1240.0100New
Social Christian Party of Albania1070.01000
People's Alliance Party 990.0100New
Albanian National Reconciliation Party 780.0100New
Albanian Emigration Party340.0000New
Green Party of Albania 220.0000New
Party for Justice and Integration 16,0121.1700New
Albanian National Security Party 5700.0400New
Independents16,0771.1811–1
Total1,366,506100.001001,366,226100.00402140
Valid votes1,366,50697.781,366,22698.42
Invalid/blank votes31,0132.2221,9731.58
Total votes1,397,519100.001,388,199100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,848,14449.072,850,82148.69
Source: CLEA (constituency), CEC (compensatory)

Notes

  1. Originally intended to be part of the PD-alliance but due to lack of signatures not allowed to join. [8]

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