1996 Albanian parliamentary election

National Election Albania 1992 1997 All 140 seats in People's Assembly 71 89.08% 1996 5 26 yes (first round)2 June 1996 (second round) Tritan Shehu Democratic Party of Albania 92 122 55.53 Fatos Nano Socialist Party of Albania 38 10 20.37 Sabri Godo Republican Party of Albania 1 3 5.74 Abas Ermenji Albanian National Front Party new 2 4.97 Vasil Melo Unity for Human Rights Party 2 3 4.04 Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi Democratic Party of Albania Aleksandër Meksi Democratic Party of Albania Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 26 May 1996, with a second round of voting for 25 seats on 2 June.Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook 2010 Nomos 978-3-8329-5609-7 133 https://books.google.com/books?id=zUbQRQAACAAJ 8 April 2025 enAlbania: Elections in 1996 Inter-Parliament The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Albania, which won 122 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 89.1%.Nohlen & Stöver, p139 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.http://top-channel.tv/2019/05/28/kur-opozita-rrihej-barbarisht-28-maj-1996-socialistet-protestonin-per-zgjedhjet-e-manipuluara/ Kur opozita rrihej barbarisht/ 28 maj 1996, socialistët protestonin për zgjedhjet e manipuluara Top-Channel.tv Albanian 28 May 2019 28 May 2019 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.1996 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/article/697486 Journal of Democracy 7 3 1086-3214 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. Results File:Parliament of Albania 1996.svg Democratic Party of Albania 914218 122 +30 Socialist Party of Albania 335402 10 –28 Republican Party of Albania 94567 3 +2 Albanian National Front Party 81822 2 New Unity for Human Rights Party 66529 3 +1 Legality Movement Party 34019 0 – Social Democratic Union 32430 0 New Democratic Alliance 25679 0 New Social Democratic Party of Albania 25019 0 –7 Demochristian Party of Albania 21068 0 New Albanian Democratic Union Party 11789 0 New National Unity Party 3939 0 – 316863 2204002 0 Nohlen & Stöver, Vickers & Pettifer References Category:Parliamentary elections in Albania Albania Parliamentary Albania