COUNTRY	Republic of Albania
ELECTION TYPE	Parliamentary
DATE	July 3, 2005

• 140 seats in the People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor).

• The president is elected by the People's Assembly for a five-year term.
• Members of the People's Assembly are elected to serve four-year terms. 100 members are elected by direct popular vote and 40 by proportional vote.

• Party: Democratic Party (PD)
  Leader: Sali BERISHA
  Seats won in last election: NA*
  
  
• Party: Socialist Party (PSSH)
  Leader: Fatos NANO
  Seats won in last election: 73
  
  
• Party: Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI)
  Leader: Ilir META
  Seats won in last election: NA**
  
  
• Party: Republican Party (PR)
  Leader: Fatmir MEDIU
  Seats won in last election: NA*
  
  
• Party: Social Democratic Party (PSD)
  Leader: Skender GJINUSHI
  Seats won in last election: 4
  
  
• Party: Union for Human Rights Party (PBDNJ)
  Leader: Vangjel DULE
  Seats won in last election: 3
  
  
• New Democratic Party (PDR)
  Leader: Genc POLLO
  Seats won in last election: 6
  
  
• Party: Agrarian Environmentalist Party (PAA)
  Leader: Lufter XHUVELI
  Seats won in last election: 3
  
  
• Party: Democratic Alliance Party (AD)
  Leader: Neritan CEKA
  Seats won in last election: 3
  
  
• Party: Legality Movement Party (PLL)
  Leader: Ekrem SPAHIU
  Seats won in last election: NA*
  
  
• Party: National Front Party (PBK)
  Leader: Adriatik ALIMADHI
  Seats won in last election: NA*
  
  

* In the last election, the Democratic Party (PD), the Legality Movement Party (PLL), the Liberal Union Party (PBL), the National Front Party (PBK), and the Republican Party (PR) ran together as a coalition, which won 46 seats in the parliament.

** The Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) formed from a faction that split from the Socialist Party (PSSH) at the end of 2004.

• The last parliamentary election was held on 24 June 2001 with subsequent rounds on 8 July, 22 July, 29 July, and 19 August 2001.

• Population: 3,563,112 (July 2005 est.)
• Number of registered voters: 2,847,110

• A party must receive 2.5 per cent of the vote and a coalition 4 per cent in order to be represented in the parliament.
• OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is sending a team of about 325 observers plus 53 parliamentarians to monitor the parliamentary election.

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