Berisha I Government

Berisha I Government

63rd Government of Albania
Date formed11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)
Date dissolved17 September 2009 (2009-09-17)
People and organisations
PresidentAlfred Moisiu; Bamir Topi
ChairpersonJozefina Topalli
Prime MinisterSali Berisha
Total no. of members140
Member partiesPD, PR, PDK, PDR,
PAA, PBDNJ, BLD
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partiesPS, PSD, LSI, PDS,
AD
Opposition leaderEdi Rama
History
Election2005 election
PredecessorNano VI Government
SuccessorBerisha II Government

The first Government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha was the 63rd ruling Government of the Republic of Albania formed on 8 September 2005. Following the 3 July 2005 election, the Democratic Party formed a center-right post-electoral alliance to make a majority of seats to Parliament and form the government.[1] The alliance consisted of five-center-right parties led by Sali Berisha managed to create a majority of 81 deputies out of 140 in the Assembly.[2] The new government led by Sali Berisha was voted on 8 September with 84-votes Pro, and took oath on 11 September in the presence of the President of the Republic Alfred Moisiu.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Përbërja e Kuvendit" [Composition of the Assembly] (PDF). Central Election Commission (in Albanian). 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-04-18.
  2. ^ "Albanian parliament approves new government". European Forum. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Shqipëri: Restrospektivë e vitit 2005 | DW | 31.12.2005". DW.COM (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ "BBCAlbanian.com | News | Qeveria e re e djathtë drejt plotësimit". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-20.