1991 Albanian parliamentary election

1991 Albanian parliamentary election
People's Socialist Republic of Albania
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All 250 seats in the Constitutional Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout98.60% (Decrease1.40pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PPSh Ramiz Alia 56.17 169 −81
PD Sali Berisha 38.71 75 New
Omonoia Vasil Bollano 0.73 5 New
KKVLAPSH Rustem Peçi 0.28 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Fatos Nano
PPSh
Fatos Nano
PPSh

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 31 March 1991, with later rounds on 7 April and 14 April.[1] They were the first multi-party elections since 1923, and were held after the formation of new political parties was legalised on 11 December 1990 following a strike by 700 students at the University of Tirana over poor dormitory conditions and a power failure, which subsequently became politicised under the influence of Sali Berisha.[2]

The result was a landslide victory for the socialist ruling Party of Labour of Albania, which won 169 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.6%.[3]

  1. ^ Albania: Elections held in 1991 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Elez Biberaj. Albania in Transition: The Rocky Road to Democracy. Boulder, CO.: Westview Press. 1998. pp. 63-65.
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p137 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7