Albanian parliamentary election, 2005

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Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 3 July 2005. 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. Voter turnout was only 48.0%.

Background

The proper conduct of the election was seen as crucial in maintaining Albania's eventual EU hopes. For the most part, election day was peaceful, but OSCE monitors said that the poll only partially complied with international standards, citing disorganization, improper procedures and "a few violent incidents." The Central Election Commission (CEC) received over 300 complaints.

Results

On July 14 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). In the proportional ballot, most voters chose minor parties rather than the two major parties. 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.

Party	Constituency			PR			Total seats	+/-
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Party of Albania	602,066	44.1	56	104,796	7.7	0	56	+10
Socialist Party of Albania	538,906	39.4	42	121,412	8.9	0	42	-31
Socialist Movement for Integration	112,449	8.2	1	114,798	8.4	4	5	New
Republican Party of Albania	113,356	8.3	0	272,746	20.0	11	11	New
Social Democratic Party of Albania			0	174,103	12.7	7	7	+3
New Democratic Party			0	101,373	7.4	4	4	+1
Environmentalist Agrarian Party			0	89,635	6.6	4	4	+1
Democratic Alliance Party			0	65,093	4.8	3	3	0
Social Democracy Party of Albania			0	57,998	4.2	2	2	New
Unity for Human Rights Party			0	56,403	4.1	2	2	-1
National Movement - King Zogu I			0	47,967	3.5	0	0	New
Christian Democratic Party			0	44,576	3.3	2	2	+2
National Front			0	22,896	1.7	0	0	New
Party for Justice and Integration			0	16,012	1.2	0	0	New
Liberal Democratic Union			0	14,418	1.1	1	1	New
Party of Labour of Albania			0	9,292	0.7	0	0	New
Freedom and Human Rights Movements			0	9,027	0.7	0	0	New
Communist Party of Albania			0	8,937	0.7	0	0	New
Democratic National Front Party			0	7,632	0.6	0	0	New
Albanian Democratic Union Party			0	7,371	0.5	0	0	0
Albanian Socialist Alliance Party			0	6,604	0.5	0	0	New
Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity			0	5,059	0.4	0	0	New
Social Albanian Parties – National Unity Party			0	3,260	0.2	0	0	New
Albanian Democratic Party for a New Right Democracy			0	1,794	0.1	0	0	New
Albanian Green League			0	1,710	0.1	0	0	New
Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party			0	774	0.1	0	0	New
Albanian National Security Party			0	570	0.1	0	0	New
Independents			1	–	–	–	1	-1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	21,973	–	–	–	–
Total	1,366,777	100	100	1,367,347	100	40	140	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Adam Carr

External links

• Angus Reid Consultants - Election Tracker
• Albanian Central Election Commission