Albanian parliamentary election, 1997
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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 result was a victory for the Socialist Party of Albania, which won 101 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| 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 |
| Other parties | 231,670 | 17.7 | 0 | – |
| Republican Party of Albania | 1 | -2 |
| National Front | 1 | -1 |
| Independents | 13 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,906 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,412,929 | 100 | 155 | +15 |
| 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-Parliament
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p140
