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Parliamentary elections will be held in Albania by June 2025.
In the 2021 parliamentary elections, the Socialist Party won 74 of the 140 seats in the parliament, resulting in Edi Rama being re-elected as Prime Minister. The PD-AN alliance, led by the centre-right Democrats, increased their seat-share from 43 seats to 59. However of the 59 seats 9 went to smaller parties that ran within the Democratic party.
The 140 members of Parliament are elected in twelve multi-member constituencies based on the twelve counties by open list using proportional representation (using a 1% national electoral threshold) with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Edi Rama, leader of the Socialist Party and Prime Minister of Albania since September 2013.
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 1 March 2024 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 5.2 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 47.8 | 49.4 | -1.6 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 May 2023 | 52.8 | 44.5 | 8.3 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 21 April 2023 | 54.1 | 42.7 | 11.4 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 24 March 2023 | 59.1 | 38.3 | 20.8 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 3 March 2023 | 47.3 | 49.7 | -2.4 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 6 January 2023 | 36.8 | 56.3 | -19.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 7 October 2022 | 40.6 | 56 | -15.4 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 5 May 2022 | 44.8 | 54 | -9.2 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 27 January 2022 | 50.1 | 48.3 | 1.8 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 11 November 2021 | 43.3 | 54.6 | -11.3 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 10 June 2021 | 52.4 | 47.4 | 5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 April 2021 | 47 | 52.5 | -5.5 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Lulzim Basha, disputed leader of the Democratic Party and former Mayor of Tirana.
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 1 March 2024 | 14 | 86 | -72 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 21.9 | 73.6 | -51.7 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 3 March 2023 | 20.2 | 76.7 | -56.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 6 January 2023 | 7.6 | 84.1 | -76.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 7 October 2022 | 14 | 83.5 | -69.5 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Sali Berisha, de-facto leader of the Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition, former Prime Minister of Albania and former President of Albania .
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 1 March 2024 | 28.7 | 71.3 | -36.3 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 30.6 | 65.7 | -35.1 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 May 2023 | 27.7 | 66.6 | -38.9 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 21 April 2023 | 33.4 | 62.2 | -28.8 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 24 March 2023 | 28.6 | 68.1 | -39.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 3 March 2023 | 26.8 | 70.4 | -43.6 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 6 January 2023 | 21 | 71.8 | -50.8 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 7 October 2022 | 26.2 | 71.5 | -45.3 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 5 May 2022 | 27.2 | 72 | -44.2 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 27 January 2022 | 21.2 | 76.1 | -54.9 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 11 November 2021 | 28.1 | 69.8 | -41.7 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Ilir Meta, leader of the Freedom Party, former President of Albania .
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 1 March 2024 | 8.4 | 91.6 | -83.2 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 10.7 | 85.2 | -74.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 May 2023 | 10.4 | 81.5 | -71.1 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 21 April 2023 | 18 | 74.1 | -56.1 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 24 March 2023 | 12.4 | 83.1 | -70.7 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 3 March 2023 | 8.8 | 87.6 | -78.8 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 6 January 2023 | 4.6 | 88.1 | -83.5 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 7 October 2022 | 6.7 | 90.7 | -84 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 11 November 2021 | 7.2 | 91.1 | -83.9 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Endrit Shabani, leader of Nisma Thurje, an extra-parliamentary opposition party.
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead | Unknown to me |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 13.0 | 25.1 | 12.1 | 53.4 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 March 2024 | 17.9 | 25.4 | 7.5 | 44.0 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Arlind Qori, leader of Lëvizja Bashkë, an extra-parliamentary opposition party.
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead | Unknown to me |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 5.7 | 50.3 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 March 2024 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 0.6 | 42.7 |
The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Adriatik Lapaj, leader of Shqipëria Bëhet, an extra-parliamentary opposition movement.
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Lead | Unknown to me |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuronewsAlbania | 15 December 2023 | 27.8 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 42.0 |
| EuronewsAlbania | 8 March 2024 | 35 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 37.2 |
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