1997 Albanian monarchy referendum

none July 2025 29 June 1997 Albania Which form of government are you in favor of: Republic Monarchy 904,359 450,478 68,372 1,986,550 A referendum on restoring the monarchy was held in Albania on 29 June 1997 alongside parliamentary elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 133 978-3-8329-5609-7 The proposal was rejected by 66.7% of voters.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 137 However, former Crown Prince Leka claimed that 65.7% voted in favour.http://www.albanianroyalcourt.al/pages/kingleka Prince Leka Albanian Royal House 10 April 2011 6 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071228/http://www.albanianroyalcourt.al/pages/kingleka dead Results 450478 904359 68372 1986550 Direct Democracy Reactions The House of Zogu never accepted the official result of the referendum. After the publication of the result by the Central Election Commission of Albania, during the 1997 rebellion in Albania, Leka returned again, this time being greeted by 2,000 supporters.Albania: two thousand attend Tirana protest rally in support of monarchy http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F99F5CCC575771E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM ATA 2 July 1997 31 July 2008 After a recount it was announced that the restoration was rejected by approximately two-thirds of those voting.Ex-king's son returns to Albania, BBC News Online, 28 June 2002. The former Crown Prince questioned the independence of the election. Police intervened, gunfire broke out, one person was killed, and Leka fled. On 30 November 2011, the former crown prince died, his son then succeeded him as pretender to the defunct throne. That month, Prime Minister Sali Berisha questioned whether there was vote manipulation in the referendum, stating that "The referendum was held under the flares of a communist rebellion and cannot be considered a closed issue."Semini Llazar Albania's self-styled King Leka dies at 72 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-albanias-self-styled-king-leka-dies-at-72-2011nov30-story.html The San Diego Union-Tribune 30 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20220330024116/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-albanias-self-styled-king-leka-dies-at-72-2011nov30-story.html 30 March 2022 References Albania Monarchy Albania Category:1997 Albanian civil unrest Category:Referendums in Albania Category:Albanian monarchy Category:Monarchy referendums in Europe Category:Leka, Crown Prince of Albania Category:Restoration of the monarchy