Parliament of Albania

Parliament of Albania Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
Legislature XIX (Legislature VIII)
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairperson	Ilir Meta, LSI
Parliamentary Leaders	Eduard Paloka (Democrats), Mark Frroku (Christian Democrats), Gramoz Ruci (Socialists), Petrit Vasili (LSI Movement), Vangjel Dule (Greeks), Fatmir Mediu (Republicans), Shpetim Idrizi (PDIU)
Structure
Seats	140
Political groups	ASHE (Centre-left/Liberal) (85)      APMI (Centre-right/Conservative) (55)
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation
Last election	23 June 2013
Meeting place
Website
www.parlament.al
Footnotes
For current list of members see list of members.

The Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë or short Kuvendi or Parlamenti.), formerly the People's Parliament (Albanian: Kuvendi Popullor) is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Albania. It has 140 members, elected for four-year terms. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the country's 12 administrative regions. Within any constituency, parties must meet a threshold of three percent of votes; pre-election coalitions must meet a threshold of five percent. All laws passed by the parliament are published by the Albanian Official Journal (Albanian: Fletorja Zyrtare), the official journal of the government of Albania. The Greek Communities of Albania refer to the National Assembly as the Εθνική Συνέλευση (National Assembly) or commonly Βουλή (Parliament).

Background

The legislative system in Albania has evolved under different regimes. Currently the President is elected by the parliament. The current members were chosen in 2013.

Parties represented in the Parliament of Albania

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Leader	MPs
	Socialist Party of Albania Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë	PS	Social democracy, Third Way, Progressive, Centre-left, Western, Modernism, Social liberalism	Edi Rama	65
	Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë	PD	Liberal conservatism, Conservatism, Nationalism, Pro-Europeanism, Centre-right, Economic liberalism	Lulzim Basha	50
	Socialist Movement for Integration Lëvizja Socialiste për Intigrim	LSI	Social democracy, Progressivism, Centre-left	Ilir Meta	16
	Party for Justice, Integration and Unity Partia për Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet	PDIU	Nationalism, Right-wing, Ethnic nationalism	Shpëtim Idrizi	4
	Republican Party of Albania Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë	PR	National conservatism, Nationalism, Economic liberalism, Right-wing	Fatmir Mediu	3
	Unity for Human Rights Party Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut,	PBDNJ	Greek minority politics, Centrism, Social liberalism, Greek nationalism, Pro-Europeanism, Immigrant rights, Christian Orthodox	Vangjel Dule (Evangelos Doules)	1
	Christian Democratic Party Partia Kristian Demokratike e Shqipërisë	PKDSH	Christian democratic, Conservatism, Christian minority politics	Mark Frroku	1

Constituencies

County	Members
Berat	8
Dibër	6
Durrës	13
Elbasan	14
Fier	16
Gjirokastër	5
Korçë	12
Kukës	4
Lezhë	7
Shkodër	11
Tirana	32
Vlorë	12

Renovation

Since the end of the 2010 parliamentary season, the parliament has been renovated.

Committees

The Albanian parliament has the following 10 committees:

• Ad-Hoc Committees
• Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights
• Committee for European Integration
• Committee on Foreign Policy
• Committee on Economic and Finance
• Committee on National Security
• Committee on Productive Activities, Trade and Environment
• Committee on Labour, Social Affairs and Health
• Committee on Education and Public Information Media
• Special Committee

List of Chairmen of the Parliament of Albania

Main article: Chairman of the Parliament of Albania

Members (since 1990)

• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 1991–92
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 1992–96
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 1996–97
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 1997–01
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 2001–05
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 2005–09
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 2009-13
• List of members of the parliament of Albania, 2013-17

External links

• History of the Albanian parliament
• The Albanian Legislators 1920–2005
• Official website