Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 26 May 1996, with a second round of voting for 25 seats on 2 June.Albania: Elections in 1996
Inter-Parliament The result was a victory for the ruling

Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë, PD or PDSH) is a conservatism in Albania, conservative list of political parties in Albania, political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the c ...

, which won 122 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 89.1%. On the day of the first round of voting, six opposition parties led by the

Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë, PS or PSSh) is a social-democratic political party in Albania. It has been described as centre-left, to left-wing. It was founded on 13 June 1991. The PS is an associate of t ...

withdrew from the election, accusing the Democratic Party of intimidation. 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. After the first round results were released on 29 May, the

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

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