2001 Albanian parliamentary election

none Albania 1997 2005 All 140 seats in the Parliament of Albania 71 53.62% ( 18.94pp) 24 June 2001 (first round)8 July 2001 (second round) Socialist Party of Albania Fatos Nano 41.44 73 100 Union for Victory Coalition Sali Berisha 36.89 46 31 New Democratic Party (Albania) Genc Pollo 5.09 6 new Social Democratic Party of Albania Skënder Gjinushi 3.65 4 9 Unity for Human Rights Party Vasil Melo 2.60 3 4 Democratic Alliance Party (Albania) Neritan Ceka 2.56 3 2 Agrarian Party of Albania Lufter Xhuveli 2.56 3 1 Independents – 2 3 Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Ilir Meta Socialist Party of Albania Ilir Meta Socialist Party of Albania Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 24 June 2001.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p133 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the ruling Socialist Party of Albania, which won 73 of the 140 seats, resulting in Ilir Meta remaining Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 54%.Nohlen & Stöver p140 Electoral system The Assembly of Albania has 140 members of whom 100 are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies and 40 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system.Election Guide http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=550 IFES Campaign President Rexhep Meidani announced on 18 April 2001 that the first round of the elections would be held on 24 June, with the second round on 8 July. http://www.pecina.cz/files/www.ce-review.org/01/14/albanianews14.html News from Albania 2008-07-27 2001-04-23 Central Europe Review 2022-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204073534/https://www.pecina.cz/files/www.ce-review.org/01/14/albanianews14.html dead The governing Socialist Party had the aim of gaining 60% of the vote, in order to have a sufficient majority to elect a new president in 2002. They campaigned on infrastructure improvements such as communication and transport and on their record in restoring order and economic growth. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/1405944.stm Socialists claim Albania poll victory 2008-07-30 2001-06-25 BBC Online They were also boosted by achieving the opening of negotiations with the European Union on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement just before the election. http://www.aimpress.ch/dyn/trae/archive/data/200106/10623-006-trae-tir.htm PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ALBANIA: A MISSION POSSIBLE?! 2008-07-27 2001-06-21 Alternative Information Network The main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Albania led by ex-President Sali Berisha, had moderated their message after losing the 2000 local elections. They formed a coalition of right wing parties, the Union for Victory Coalition, and said that they were open to dealing with other parties if they won the election. They hoped to make gains due to public concern over corruption and the continuing poverty in Albania. The campaign was generally peaceful and with no reliable opinion polls most observers expected the ruling Socialists to be re-elected with a smaller majority. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1404804.stm Albania goes to the polls 2008-07-30 2001-06-24 BBC Online Results Both main parties initially claimed victory after the first round on the 24 June in which turnout reached about 60%. The governing Socialist party claimed that they won 45 of the 100 seats. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/26/2 Albanian opposition alleges election fraud 2008-07-30 2001-06-26 guardian.co.uk London Nicholas Wood Monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) described the election as having made progress towards international democratic standards. However the opposition Democratic party claimed there was widespread intimidation and electoral fraud. Procedural differences led to polling stations being kept closed in Lushnje leading to voting having to be delayed for about 30,000 people. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/25/world/violence-mars-albania-vote-for-parliament-954888.html Violence Mars Albania Vote for Parliament 2008-07-30 2001-06-25 The New York Times The results of the first round showed that the Socialists won 33 seats as against 17 won by the Democrats. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1428340.stm Albania urged to accept vote result 2008-07-30 2001-07-08 BBC Online A run-off vote to decide the winner in 51 districts where no candidate won over half the vote in the first round was held on 8 July. Another 40 seats were decided in proportion to the share of the vote each party won. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1429105.stm Albanian opposition condemns 'ballot fixing' 2008-07-30 2001-07-08 BBC Online File:Albania Parliament2001-2005.svg Constituency Party list Total +/– Socialist Party of Albania 555272 73 0 73 –27 Union for Victory Coalition 494272 25 21 46 +15 New Democratic Party 68181 0 6 6 New Social Democratic Party of Albania 48911 0 4 4 –5 Unity for Human Rights Party 34897 0 3 3 –1 Democratic Alliance Party 34262 0 3 3 +1 Environmentalist Agrarian Party 34247 0 3 3 +2 Democratic Party of Albania 13867 0 0 0 – Demochristian Party of Albania 12226 0 0 0 –2 Social Christian Party of Albania 9224 0 0 0 New Albanian Democratic Union Party 8123 0 0 0 0 Independents 2 0 2 –1 1290677 49310 100 40 140 –15 2499238 Nohlen & Stöver,The data is inconsistent and there is a difference of 22,805 between the parties' total and the number of valid votes. Adam Carr Aftermath The Constitutional Court ruled that voting had to be repeated in eight districts on 22 July and a further two on 29 July. http://www.tol.cz/look/BRR/tolprint.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=9&NrIssue=1&NrSection=1&NrArticle=1585 Electoral Marathon 2008-07-30 2001-07-23 Transitions Online https://web.archive.org/web/20050824061150/http://www.tol.cz/look/BRR/tolprint.tpl?IdLanguage=1 2005-08-24 dead International observers described the elections as a whole as having been free and fair. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1465099.stm Albanian opposition attacks election ' farce' 2008-07-30 2001-07-30 BBC Online However the opposition Democrats said they would not accept the results. They described the election as a farce and started a boycott of Parliament. The boycott lasted for six months until January 2002 when Sali Berisha announced that his party was returning to Parliament. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/30/world/as-split-of-albania-socialists-worsens-prime-minister-quits.html As Split of Albania Socialists Worsens, Prime Minister Quits 2008-07-30 2002-01-30 The New York Times References External links List of constituency results Category:Parliamentary elections in Albania Parliamentary Albania Albania Albania Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results