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People's Assembly (Albania)
The Parliament of Albania () or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the basis of direct, universal, periodic and equal suffrage by secret ballot. The Parliament is presided over by the Speaker, who is assisted by at least one deputy speaker. The electoral system is based on party-list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's counties. The Parliament's powers are defined by the Constitution of Albania. Among its responsibilities, it has the power to amend the borders of Albania or the Constitution, pass all laws, approve the cabinet, supervise the work of the government, declare war, decide on cessation of hostilities, adopt the state's budgets and approve the state's accounts. Other duties include calling referendums, performing elections and appointme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Kuvendi
The Thirty-second Legislature of Albania (), officially known as the XI Pluralist Legislature of Albania (), is the legislature of Albania following the 2025 Albanian parliamentary election, 2025 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Parliament of Albania, Albanian Parliament. The party of the Prime Minister of Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama, Socialist Party of Albania, PS, obtained an absolute majority of 83 deputies, becoming the first party to win four consecutive terms since the fall of communism in Albania. Composition of the Parliament Election of chairperson Procedure for election of the Chairperson of the Parliament The procedure for the election of the chairperson is foreseen by the ''Article 6'' of ''Parliament's Rules'' which states that: # A candidate for Chairperson of the Parliament shall be nominated by at least 15 deputies. An MP can not support more than one candidate. The proposal should be made with writing, contains the relevant signature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lëvizja Bashkë
The Together Movement (, BASHKË) is a left-wing political party based in Albania. It was founded on 18 December 2022 by members and activists of what was formerly known as Organizata Politike (, OP). History Organizata Politike was founded on 21 January 2011. The name Organizata Politike came as a way to express the party's belief in the absence of politics in other political subjects in Albania and the aim to make politics, alleging that the political parties don't really engage in politics. Organizata Politike was the initiator of the movement ''Universiteti në Rrezik'' (University in Danger), which aimed protecting public education and its emancipating values, when the ruling centre-right Democratic Party tried to pass a clientelist law of higher education and later ''Lëvizja Për Universitetin'' (The University Movement), when the new government of the centre-left Socialist Party tried the same only some months after winning the elections. OP used the Red Robin – E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Ballot
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote buying. This system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy. Secret ballots are used in conjunction with various voting systems. The most basic form of a secret ballot uses paper ballots upon which each voter marks their choices. Without revealing the votes, the voter folds the ballot paper in half and places it in a sealed box. This box is later emptied for counting. An aspect of secret voting is the provision of a voting booth to enable the voter to write on the ballot paper without others being able to see what is being written. Today, printed ballot papers are usually provided, with the names of the candidates or questions and respective check boxes. Provisions are made at the polling place for the voters to record the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called ''full suffrage''. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections for representatives. Voting on issues by referendum ( direct democracy) may also be available. For example, in Switzerland, this is permitted at all levels of government. In the United States, some states allow citizens the opportunity to write, propose, and vote on referendums ( popular initiatives); other states and the federal government do not. Referendums in the United Kingdom are rare. Suffrage continues to be especially restricted on the basis of age, residency and citizenship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Elections In Albania
Regular elections in Albania are mandated by the Constitution and legislation enacted by Parliament. The Parliament (''Kuvendi'') has 140 members elected for four-year terms. The president is elected by parliament. The current Electoral Code of Albania (2024) provides the legal framework for conducting parliamentary elections in the country. The electoral system is a mixed electoral system combining closed and open list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the country's 12 administrative regions. Under the 2024 amendments to the Electoral Code, party lists are divided into two parts: one-third of the candidates are placed on a closed list determined by party leadership, while two-thirds are subject to open list preferential voting. A national electoral threshold of 1% is also applied. As of 2024, the code also enables Albanian citizens living abroad to vote by mail in parliamentary elections. Albania has a multi-party system, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislature
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national, state/provincial/regional, local, even supranational (such as the European Parliament). Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power, as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameral legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of , it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps and the Korab, Central Mountain Range, Albania#Skanderbeg Mountains, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Adriatic and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania was inhabited by several List of Illyrian peoples and tribes, Illyrian tribes, among them the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Representative Democracy
Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy or electoral democracy, is a type of democracy where elected delegates represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of representative democracy: for example, the United Kingdom (a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy), Germany (a federal parliamentary republic), France (a unitary semi-presidential republic), and the United States (a federal presidential republic). Unlike liberal democracy, a representative democracy may have ''de facto'' multiparty and free and fair elections, but may not have a fully developed rule of law and additional individual and minority rights beyond the electoral sphere. Representative democracy places power in the hands of representatives who are elected by the people. Political parties often become central to this form of democracy if electoral systems require or encourage voters to vote for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicameralism
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly 60% of all national legislatures and an even greater share of subnational legislatures. Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there is no possibility of gridlock (politics), deadlock between two chambers. Proponents of unicameralism have also argued that it reduces costs, even if the number of legislators stays the same, since there are fewer instituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded in 1614 by Ottoman Albanian general Sulejman Bargjini, Sylejman Pasha Bargjini, centered on the Sulejman Pasha Mosque, Old Mosque and ''Sulejman Pasha Tomb, türbe''. The city was fairly unimportant until the 20th century, when the Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it as Albania's capital after the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. The site of present-day Tirana has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and was likely the core of the Illyrian kingdom of the Taulantii, which in classical antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Durrës, Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dëshmorët E Kombit Boulevard
The Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard () is a major thoroughfare in Tirana, Albania. It was initially designed by Armando Brasini in 1925. Brasini's master plan was later amended by Florestano di Fausto, and in 1939 by Gherardo Bosio following the Italian invasion of Albania. The wide thoroughfare was initially named after King Zog, and after the 1939 invasion was renamed ("Avenue of the talianEmpire"). In 1934 to 1935, a bridge was built over the boulevard by Gjovalin Gjadri. During the communist era in Albania, major parades regularly took place including on Liberation Day and International Workers' Day. Many buildings are located along this boulevard, including the Presidential Palace, the Prime Minister's Office, the Palace of Congress, the Rogner Hotel and the University of Tirana. The boulevard enters the city centre from the south and intersects with Bajram Curri Boulevard near the Rinia Park. It then becomes part of Skanderbeg Square The Skanderbeg Square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Albanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 11 May 2025 to elect the 140 members of Parliament. They resulted in a fourth consecutive victory for the ruling Socialist Party (PS) led by Prime Minister Edi Rama, which increased its majority in parliament, with a promise of attaining European Union membership for Albania by 2030. The elections took place against a backdrop of scandals during the party's previous term, including the arrest of Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj, Kukës mayor Safet Gjici, the incinerator scandal, and the 5D Affair. Opposition leader and leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha accused PS of pressure, fraud and vote-buying following the elections. Other allegations included vote buying through financial incentives and public sector jobs, misuse of state resources, and a patronage system in which PS activists monitored voters near polling stations. OSCE's observation mission had a mixed reaction, saying the elections were competitive and well-run bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
