2007 Albanian presidential election

2007 Albanian presidential election
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Nominee Bamir Topi
Party PD
Popular vote 85 of 140 MPs
President before election

Alfred Moisiu
Independent

Elected President

Bamir Topi
PD

Indirect presidential elections were held in Albania on 20 and 27 June,[1] 8, 11,[2] 14,[3] and 20 July,[4] the sixth such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991.

The President of Albania is elected through a secret vote and without debate by the Parliament of Albania by a majority of three-fifths majority of all its members. The Constitution of Albania sets a limit to a maximum of two terms in office.[5] When this majority is not reached in the first round of voting, a second round takes place within seven days. If such a majority is still not reached, a third round must take place within a further period of seven days. If even in the first three rounds no candidate has attained the necessary majority, a further two rounds must be held within seven days, with the majority needed to win being reduced to an absolute majority (50% + 1 vote) vote of the total members of the Parliament. If after five rounds of voting no candidate has attained the necessary majority outlined for each round of voting in the Parliament, the Parliament will be dissolved and a general election must occur within 60 days.[6]

  1. ^ "Albanian parliament to elect president". AP News. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  2. ^ "Albanian lawmakers fail to elect new president". AP News. 11 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  3. ^ "Majority of Albanians against early elections". People's Daily Online. July 14, 2007.
  4. ^ "Albanian parliament elects Bamir Topi". Sydney Morning Herald. July 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (pdf). wipo.int (in Albanian). p. Article 88.1.
  6. ^ "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (pdf). wipo.int (in Albanian). p. Article 86.1.