Unity for Human Rights Party

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The Unity for Human Rights Party (Albanian: Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut, Greek: Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) is a centrist, more or less liberal party in Albania. The party was founded in 1992 to represent Albania's ethnic Greek population as the continuation of the Democratic Union of the Greek Minority (Omonoia). The Unity for Human Rights Party joined a Socialist-led coalition in 1997. In the 2001 elections it received 2.6% of the vote and three members of parliament. At the last elections in July 2005 it received 4.1% of the vote and two seats in parliament. The party leader is Vangjel Dule, while party member Vasilis Bolanos is the current mayor of the town of Himara.

The party is represented in the ELDR group in the Council of Europe.

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• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Albania

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