1997 Albanian parliamentary election

Early parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 29 June 1997 alongside a simultaneous referendum on restoring the monarchy, with a second round of voting for 32 seats on 6 July.^[1]^[2] The elections were called as a response to the Albanian Civil War. The result was an overwhelming victory for the opposition Socialist Party of Albania, which won 101 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Socialist Party of Albania	413,369	31.6	101	+91
Democratic Party of Albania	315,677	24.1	24	–98
PSSH–PSDSH	245,181	18.7	9	New
Unity for Human Rights Party	41,157	3.2	4	+1
Democratic Alliance Party	36,380	2.8	0	New
PSSH–PASH	10,875	0.8	0	New
PSSH–PUKSH	9,106	0.7	0	New
PDSH–PDKSH	4,608	0.4	2	New
Republican Party of Albania	231,670	17.7	1	–2
National Front			1	–1
Other parties			0	–
Independents			13	New
Invalid/blank votes	104,906	–	–	–
Total	1,412,929	100	155	+15
Registered voters/turnout	1,947,235	72.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

^ Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (2010-05-31). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
^ Albania: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p140

[1] Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (2010-05-31). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.

[IPU-2] Albania: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p140

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