2017 Albanian presidential election

2017 Albanian presidential election
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Nominee Ilir Meta
Party LSI
Electoral vote 87
Percentage 62.1%
President before election

Bujar Nishani
Democratic Party

Elected President

Ilir Meta
Socialist Movement for Integration

Indirect presidential elections were held in Albania on 19, 20, 27 and 28 April 2017, the eighth such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991. In the first through third round, no candidates were proposed and no vote took place in the Parliament of Albania.[1] In the fourth round, the incumbent Chairperson and former Prime Minister of Albania, Ilir Meta was elected as the seventh President of Albania with 87 votes.[2]

The Opposition of Albania did not take part in the election, due to the general boycott of the Parliament announced during the 2017 opposition protest.

  1. ^ "Shqipëri: Dështimi i tretë për zgjedhjen e presidentit". evropaelire.org (in Albanian). 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ilir Meta, president i ri i Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). 28 April 2017.