Ramiz TafëAlia was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991,serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992. He had been seen as a successor by Enver Hoxha and took power after Hoxha died.
Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian conservative politician and former cardiologist who served as the second President of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and Prime Minister from 2005 to 2013.
The president of Albania,officially styled the President of the Republic of Albania,is the head of state,commander-in-chief of the military and the representative of the unity of the Albanian people.
The Socialist Party of Albania is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Albania. It was founded on 13 June 1991. The PS is an associate of the Party of European Socialists and a member of the Socialist International,and holds pro-European views.
The Democratic Party of Albania is a conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013.
Pro-Europeanism,sometimes called European Unionism,is a political position that favours European integration and membership of the European Union (EU).
The Party of Labour of Albania,sometimes referred to as the Albanian Workers' Party (AWP),was the ruling and sole legal party of Albania during the communist period (1945–1991). It was founded on 8 November 1941 as the Communist Party of Albania but changed its name in 1948. The party was dissolved on 13 June 1991 and succeeded by the Socialist Party of Albania. For most of its existence,the party was dominated by its First Secretary,Enver Hoxha,who was also the de facto leader of Albania.
The Democratic League of Kosovo is the oldest and one of the largest political parties in Kosovo.
Regular elections in Albania are mandated by the Constitution and legislation enacted by Parliament. The Parliament (Kuvendi) has 140 members elected for four-year terms. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the country's 12 administrative regions. Within any constituency,parties must meet a threshold of 3 percent of votes,and pre-election coalitions must meet a threshold of 5 percent of votes.
Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He served as President of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.
Teodor Keko (1958–2002) was an Albanian writer,journalist,and politician.
Bamir Myrteza Topi is an Albanian diplomat and politician. He also was the President of Albania from July 2007 to July 2012.
The People's Socialist Republic of Albania was the Marxist-Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1976 to 1992. From 1944 to 1946,the state of Albania was known as the Democratic Government of Albania and from 1946 until 1976 when it was renamed as the People's Republic of Albania.
The Democratic Party is a conservative Albanian minority interests political party in Montenegro. Since 2012,he has been a member of the Albanian Coalition,which he leads together with the LDMZ. It is currently represented with one seat in the Parliament of Montenegro,party leader and current MP is Fatmir Gjeka.
Lulzim Basha is an Albanian politician who served as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania,the main opposition party,from 2013 to March 21,2022 when he stepped down from the leadership of the party.
The fall of Communism in Albania,the last such event in Europe outside the Soviet Union,started in December 1990 with student demonstrations in the capital,Tirana,although protests started in January that year in other cities like Shkodra and Kavaja. The Central Committee of the communist Party of Labour of Albania allowed political pluralism on 11 December and the largest opposition party,the Democratic Party,was founded the next day. March 1991 elections left the Party of Labour in power,but a general strike and urban opposition led to the formation of a "stability government" that included non-communists. Albania's former communists were routed in elections in March 1992 amid economic collapse and social unrest,with the Democratic Party winning most seats and its party head,Sali Berisha,becoming president.
In 1991,the Socialist Party of Albania,with specific social democratic ideology took control of the country through democratic elections. One year later the Democratic Party of Albania won the new elections. After 1990,Albania has been seeking a closer relationship with the West. What followed were deliberate programs of economic and democratic reform,but Albanian inexperience with capitalism led to the proliferation of pyramid schemes –which were not banned due to the corruption of the government. Chaos in late 1996 to early 1997,as a result of the collapse of these pyramid schemes,alarmed the world and prompted the influx of international peacekeeping forces. In 1995,Albania was accepted into the Council of Europe and requested membership in NATO and is a potential candidate country for accession to the European Union. The workforce of Albania has continued to emigrate to Western countries,especially Greece and Italy.
The Party for Justice,Integration and Unity is a nationalist,right-wing political party in Albania whose primary aim is the promotion of national issues. The party focuses on highlighting national issues,including Kosovo recognition,Albanians in North Macedonia,Montenegro,Presevo Valley and especially the Cham issue.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Albania on 30 May,4,8 and 11 June 2012,the seventh such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991. The first through third rounds of voting were inconclusive. The fourth round resulted in the incumbent party's member Bujar Nishani being elected as President.
The Alliance for the Albanians is a centre-right political party founded in 2015 in North Macedonia by Ziadin Sela.
