2005 Albanian parliamentary election

none Albania 2001 2009 All 140 seats in Parliament 71 3 July 2005 49.07% ( 4.55pp) yes Democratic Party of Albania Sali Berisha 7.67 56 46 Socialist Party of Albania Fatos Nano 8.89 42 73 Republican Party of Albania Fatmir Mediu 19.96 11 5 Social Democratic Party of Albania Skënder Gjinushi 12.74 7 4 Socialist Movement for Integration Ilir Meta 8.40 5 new New Democratic Party (Albania) Genc Pollo 7.42 4 3 Environmentalist Agrarian Party Lufter Xhuveli 6.56 4 3 Democratic Alliance Party (Albania) Neritan Ceka 4.76 3 3 Social Democracy Party of Albania Paskal Milo 4.25 2 new Unity for Human Rights Party Vangjel Dule 4.13 2 3 Demochristian Party of Albania Nard Ndoka 3.26 2 0 Liberal Democratic Union (Albania) Arjan Starova 1.06 1 new Independents – – 1 2 2005 elections Albania ENGLISH2.png Prime Minister Fatos Nano Socialist Party of Albania Sali Berisha Democratic Party of Albania Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 3 July 2005.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p133 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the opposition Democratic Party (PD) and its allies, prominently the Republican Party (PR). Former president Sali Berisha became prime minister as a result of the election. Albania's new PM takes charge The Independent 22 2 September 2005 Electoral system The 140 members of parliament were elected using the mixed-member proportional representation. Voters elected 100 deputies directly from constituencies and 40 from party lists.Albania IFES Conduct The proper conduct of the election was seen as crucial in maintaining Albania's eventual EU hopes. Kerin Hope Election puts Albania at crossroads on Sunday's vote will decide whether the Balkan nation resumes talks linked to closer integration with the Union. Financial Times 2 2005-07-01 For the most part, election day was peaceful, but OSCE monitors said that the poll only partially complied with international standards, Kerin Hope Former Albanian president tainted by savings scheme scandal poised for Balkan comeback Financial Times 8 2005-07-11 citing disorganization, improper procedures and "a few violent incidents." The Central Election Commission (CEC) received over 300 complaints. http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=cwkfidqleyid https://archive.today/20130218013447/http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=cwkfidqleyid dead 2013-02-18 Berisha officially declared election winner 2009-04-17 2005-09-01 Ireland On-Line Monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe called the election a “disappointment,” saying it failed to comply with international standards because of “serious irregularities,” intimidation, vote-buying and “violence committed by extremists on both sides.”Stuart Stevens' ... Past Clients| Penn Bullock| 29 October 2012| tnr.com| accessed 29.10.2012 Results On 14 July the CEC released final results for 97 constituencies as well as the tentative national proportional results. The clear winners were the Democratic Party and its allies, though with many close constituency races between the PD and the governing Socialist Party of Albania (PSSh). The only party to win both proportional and constituency-level seats was the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) of former prime minister Ilir Meta, as Meta himself won the party's lone constituency mandate. Despite this, the LSI did not fulfill pre-election expectations that it might emerge as a dealmaker in the next parliament. File:Albania Parliament 2005-2009.svg Constituency Party list Alliance forFreedom,Justice andWelfare 9 Democratic Party of Albania 602066 56 104796 0 56 +10 skyblue Republican Party of Albania 272746 11 11 +6 New Democratic Party 101373 4 4 +1 Demochristian Party of Albania 44576 2 2 +2 Liberal Democratic Union 14418 1 1 New Freedom and Human Rights Movements 9027 0 0 New Democratic National Front Party 7632 0 0 New Albanian Democratic Union Party 7371 0 0 0 602066 56 561939 41.13 18 74 +24 Socialist Party of Albania 538906 42 121412 0 42 –31 Socialist Movement for Integration 112451 1 114798 4 5 New Movement for National Development 20955 0 47967 0 0 New Social Democratic Party of Albania 18365 0 174103 7 7 +3 Unity for Human Rights Party 12171 0 56403 2 2 –1 Democratic Alliance Party 10649 0 65093 3 3 0 Environmentalist Agrarian Party 9988 0 89635 4 4 +1 Social Democracy Party of Albania 8514 0 57998 2 2 New Communist Party of Albania 3891 0 8937 0 0 New Party of Labour of Albania 3449 0 9292 0 0 New Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity 1726 0 5029 0 0 New Social Albanian Parties – National Unity Party 1433 0 3260 0 0 New Albanian National Front PartyOriginally intended to be part of the PD-alliance but due to lack of signatures not allowed to join.https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/4031570/albanische-hefte-2-2005-pdf-deutsch-albanische- 7 Albanische Hefte 2005 0930-1437 1277 0 22896 0 0 New Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party 957 0 774 0 0 New Albanian Green League 638 0 1710 0 0 New Albanian Democratic Party for a New Right Democracy 555 0 1794 0 0 New Albanian National Community Party 548 0 0 New Democratic Movement for Integration 505 0 0 New Albanian Future Party 445 0 0 New Albanian Socialist Alliance Party 245 0 6604 0 0 New Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms 231 0 0 New Communist Party of Albania 8 November 124 0 0 New Social Christian Party of Albania 107 0 0 0 People's Alliance Party 99 0 0 New Albanian National Reconciliation Party 78 0 0 New Albanian Emigration Party 34 0 0 New Green Party of Albania 22 0 0 New Party for Justice and Integration 16012 0 0 New Albanian National Security Party 570 0 0 New Independents 16077 1 1 –1 31013 21973 0 2848144 2850821 CLEA (constituency), CEC (compensatory) Notes References External links Angus Reid Consultants - Election Tracker Albanian Central Election Commission Category:Parliamentary elections in Albania Albania Parliamentary election Albania