1923 Albanian parliamentary election

none Principality of Albania 1921 1925 All 102 seats in the Assembly 52 November–December 1923 yes yes Zogu faction #FFFF05 Ahmed Zogu 44 Opposition #67BB31 Luigj Gurakuqi 39 Independents – 19 Prime Minister Prime Minister after the election Ahmet Zogu Ahmet Zogu Constituent Assembly elections were held in Albania in November and December 1923,Kosta Barjaba 2004) Albania's Democratic Elections, 1991-1997: Analyses, Documents and Data, p28Robert Elsie (2010) Historical Dictionary of Albania p105 with the second round taking place on 27 December. Background During 1923 tensions had been building between religious groups, with Christians unhappy at former Ottoman officials continuing to take advantage of their position and taxes from the wealthier Christian parts of the country subsidising a government led by the Muslim Ahmet Zogu.Miranda Vickers (2011) The Albanians: A Modern History, pp73–74 Following several political assassinations, in August Zogu agreed to a Constituent Assembly being elected later in the year. Results Following the elections, two political groups emerged, the so-called National Party (Partia Kombetare), supporting Ahmet Zogu and the opposition group led by Luigj Gurakuqi.Wayback Machine Zogu's faction had won 44 seats and opposition candidates 39. The 19 independent candidates, most of whom were conservative, gave their support to Zogu, allowing him to form a government.Robert Clegg Austin (2012) Founding a Balkan State: Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920-1925, University of Toronto Press, pp36–37 Opposition parties alleged there had been electoral fraud, claiming that their strong performance in the first round of voting should have led to them winning a majority in the second round. The Dielli newspaper reported that the government had terrorised the electors into voting for their candidates. According to a CIA Intelligence Report in August 1947, the 1923 elections were comparatively free and democratic. Aftermath The new parliament convened for the first time on 21 January 1924.13. Albania (1913-present) https://web.archive.org/web/20211203005307/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/albania-1913-present/ 2021-12-03 University of Central Arkansas Although Zogu was narrowly re-elected as Prime Minister, he resigned two weeks later, allowing Shefqet Vërlaci to become head of government. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Albania Parliamentary Albania Albania Albania Category:Zog I Category:Indirect elections