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 Albania •  Politicsportal |
The 1925 Albanian presidential election was held on 31 January 1925 in order to elect the President of the newly established Albanian Republic. Incumbent Prime Minister of Albania Ahmet Zogu won the election in a vote conducted by the Parliament of Albania. [1]
On election day, 31 January 1925, Prime Minister Ahmet Zogu was elected as the first president of the Albanian Republic with 98.57% of the Parliament vote. Zogu was sworn in for his first seven-year term on 1 February 1925. It marked the first and last presidential election of the shortly lived Albanian Republic before President Zogu was proclaimed the King of Albania and reigned as Zog I on 1 September 1928. A second presidential election in Albania wouldn't occur until the fall of communism in the country in 1991. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Traditions | Ahmet Zogu | 138 | 98.57 | |
| Scattering | 2 | 1.43 | ||
| Total votes | 140 | 100.00 | ||
| Party of Traditions gain from Monarchy | ||||
During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii, Parthini, Penestae, Amantes, and many others, but also Bryges and Epirote tribes, as well as several Greek colonies established on the Illyrian coast in cooperation with the local Illyrians, notably Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium and Apollonia.
Zog I was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).
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.
Burrel is a town in northern Albania, 91 km from Tirana. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mat. It was the seat of the former District of Mat. The population at the 2011 census was 10,862.
Xhafer bey Ypi was an Albanian politician.
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, was the only son of King Zog I and Queen Geraldine of Albania. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth. Leka was the pretender to the Albanian throne and was referred to as King Leka I.
Leka, Prince of Albania is a claimant to the defunct throne of Albania and the head of the House of Zogu.
Omer Nishani was an Albanian medical doctor and political figure involved first in the struggle against Ahmet Zogu in the 1920s and 1930s, and then in the struggle against the fascist occupation of Albania during the 1942–44 period, becoming Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Albania in 1946 and serving in this position until 1953.
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The Albanian Republic was the official name of Albania as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. Albania came into an alliance with the Kingdom of Italy after signing the Treaties of Tirana, which gave Italy a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. Albania was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1928. Upon its inception, Italy demanded to be allies with the republic. This was done largely to increase Italy's influence in the Balkans, and to aid Italian and Albanian security in their territorial feuds with the Second Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
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The Ministry of Finances and Economy is a department of the Albanian Government, responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government.
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Albania in November and December 1923, with the second round taking place on 27 December.
Kristo Floqi was an Albanian patriot, playwright, politician, and lawyer.
Charles Calmer Hart was an American journalist and diplomat, who served as minister to Albania from 1925 to 1929, and as minister to Persia from 1930 to 1933.
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania in April and May 1925.
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