| Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë |
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| Leader | Sali Berisha |
| Leader of the Parliamentary Group | Astrit Patozi |
| Slogan | Ju jeni te paret! You are the first! |
| Founded | December 11, 1991 |
| Newspaper | Rilindja Demokratike |
| Youth wing | Forumi Rinor i Partise Demokratike |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Conservatism,[1] Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International, International Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (Observer) |
| National Assembly |
67 / 140
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| Municipality |
30 / 65
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| Communes |
173 / 309
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| Website | |
| http://www.pd.al/ | |
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The Democratic Party of Albania (Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë) is a center-right, Conservative,[1] political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections. It is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) and a full member of the International Democrat Union and the Centrist Democrat International.[2][3][4] Its newspaper is Rilindja Demokratike.[5]
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The party was founded in 1990 by Aleksander Meksi, Arben Imami, Azem Hajdari, Sali Berisha, Edmond Budina, Eduard Selami, Genc Ruli, Gramoz Pashko, Merita Zaloshnja etc. becoming the first opposition party after they were legalized.
The party came to power in 1992 after winning the 1992 parliamentary election under the leadership of Sali Berisha and Aleksander Meksi and ruled until 1997. The government resigned in 1997 after a civil war nearly broke out inspired by the socialist, who gained power. It is part of the Union for Victory (Bashkimi për Fitoren) coalition, which received 37.1 percent of the vote in the 2001 elections and 46 members of parliament although the elections were truly unfair. In the July 2005 parliamentary elections, the Democratic Party won 56 of the 140 seats and its allies won 18 under the call Time for Changes (Koha per Ndryshim). Two other parties also joined the new coalition (PAA of the left wing & PBDNJ of the Greek minority, 4 and 2 seats). This meant that with a combined total of 79 seats, the Democratic Party and its allies were able to form a government with Sali Berisha becoming Prime Minister. One of his priorities was Albanian integration to NATO, an objective he accomplished in 2009 when Albania and Croatia were accepted as members.
The party's headquarters is located in the center of Tirana, 50m from the Albanian parliament. Rilindja Demokratike shares the building with the Democratic Party.
| Year | Seats | Number of total seats |
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| 1991 | 75 | 250 |
| 1992 | 92 | 140 |
| 1996 | 122 | 140 |
| 1997 | 29 | 155 |
| 2001 | 32 | 140 |
| 2005 | 56 | 140 |
| 2009 | 67 | 140 |
| Person | Period |
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| Sali Berisha | 1991 – 1992 |
| Eduard Selami | 1992 – 1995 |
| Tritan Shehu (acting) | 1995 |
| Tritan Shehu | 1996 – 1997 |
| Genc Pollo (Interem) | 1997 |
| Sali Berisha | 1997 – today |
After the Albanian parliament elections of 2009 the Democrats won 67 MPs. The current list as of september 2011:[6][7]:
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