1996 Albanian parliamentary election

1996 Albanian parliamentary election
Albania
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All 140 seats in People's Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout89.08%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PD Tritan Shehu 55.53 122 +30
PS Fatos Nano 20.37 10 −28
PR Sabri Godo 5.74 3 +2
PBK Abas Ermenji 4.97 2 New
PBDNJ Vasil Melo 4.04 3 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Aleksandër Meksi
PD
Aleksandër Meksi
PD

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 26 May 1996, with a second round of voting for 25 seats on 2 June.[1][2] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Albania, which won 122 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 89.1%.[3]

On the day of the first round of voting, six opposition parties led by the Socialist Party of Albania withdrew from the election, accusing the Democratic Party of intimidation.[4] International observers noted that the elections were marred by "a number of irregularities and technical shortcomings" and concluded that the election "did not meet international standards for free and fair elections", nor the standards of Albanian law.[2] After the first round results were released on 29 May, the Socialist Party of Albania announced that they would not take up their seats in the National Assembly. Almost all opposition parties boycotted the second round as a result.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p133 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b c Albania: Elections in 1996 Inter-Parliament
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p139
  4. ^ "Kur opozita rrihej barbarisht/ 28 maj 1996, socialistët protestonin për zgjedhjet e manipuluara" (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.