Albanian parliamentary election, 2013

23 June 2013

All 140 seats in the Assembly of the Republic of Albania 71 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Edi Rama	Sali Berisha
Party	PS	PD
Alliance	ASHE	APMI
Last election	65 seats, 41.36% (PS only)	46 seats, 30.63% (PD only)
Seats won	83 (alliance)	57 (alliance)
Popular vote	993,904 (alliance)	680,677 (alliance)
Percentage	57.63% (alliance)	39.46% (alliance)

Prime Minister before election

Sali Berisha
PD

Elected Prime Minister

Edi Rama
PS

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Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 23 June 2013.^[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance for a European Albania led by the Socialist Party and its leader, Edi Rama.^[2] Incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party-led Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration conceded defeat on 26 June,^[3] widely viewed as a sign of growing democratic maturity in Albania.^[4]

Electoral system

The 140 members of Parliament were elected in twelve multi-member constituencies analogous to the country's twelve counties. Within the constituencies, seats are elected by closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of 3% for parties and 5% for alliances.^[5]

Seats are allocated to alliances using the d'Hondt system, then to political parties using the Sainte-Laguë method.^[6]

Alliances

Prior to the election two major coalitions were formed, whilst four parties and two independent candidates ran alone.^[7] In total there were 66 parties.

Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration (Aleanca për Punësim, Mirëqenie dhe Integrim) is a coalition of 25 centrist and center-right parties. It was led by the then Prime Minister, Sali Berisha.

Alliance for a European Albania (Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane) is a big tent coalition containing 37 opposition parties that vary from far left to right-wing. It was led by the then Leader of the Opposition, now Prime Minister, Edi Rama.

Opinion polls

Party Polling

Pollster	Date	PD	PS	AK	LSI	FRD	PDIU	PR	PBDNJ	Others	Participation
Kult^[8]	8–14 December 2012	29.6%	36.5%	14.1%	4.7%	4.1%					71.0%
Gazeta Dita^[9]	17–20 December 2012^{[note 1]}	31.0%	37.1%	6.5%	6.6%	5.3%
AlbStat^[10]	28 December 2012	31.4%	40.4%	15.2%	4.9%	4.9%					77.1%
AlbStat^[11]	21–28 January 2013	31.2%	41.2%	15.0%	5.5%	5.5%					77.5%
Kult^[12]	22–31 January 2013	30.1%	41.2%	14.9%	4.1%	4.1%					75%
Soros^[13]	February 2013	22.7%	19.6%	1,2%	1.0%	1.3%	1,0%				52,2%
Istituto Piepoli^[14]	May 2013	37.5%	42.5%	2.5%	5%	5%				6%	797
IPR Marketing^[15]	May/June 2013	38.5%	40%	2%	6.3%	3.7%	1.7%	0.5%	1%		1000
Istituto Piepoli^[16]	June 2013	38%	42.5%	2.5%	5.5%	3.5%					1000

↑ Only in the municipality of Tirana

Coalition Polling

Pollster	Date	Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration (APMI)	Alliance for a European Albania (ASHE)	AK	FRD	Participation
Istituto Piepoli^[14]	May 2013	42.5%	50.5%	2.5%	5%	797
IPR Marketing^[15]	May/June 2013	43%	50%	2%	3.7%	1000
Istituto Piepoli^[16]	June 2013	42.5%	51%	2.5%	3.5%	1000

Seats Polling

Pollster	Date	APMI	ASHE	AK	FRD	Participation	Total Seats
Istituto Piepoli^[16]	June 2013	66	73	0	1	1000	140

Online Polling

Pollster	Date	Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration (APMI)	Alliance for a European Albania (ASHE)	AK	FRD	Participation
NOA Agency^[17]	May 2013	58.8%	41.2%			8177
Albeu^[18]	May 2013	42.5%	43.3%	8.5%	3.4%	20 886

Conduct

The Central Election Commission was criticised for not replacing three of the seven member committee who had resigned in April following a dispute between the government and the opposition.

On election day, a shootout occurred in Laç resulting in the death of the LSI activist Gjon Pjeter Gjoni and injuring the PD candidate Mhill Fufi.^[19]

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Alliance for a European Albania	Socialist Party	713,407	41.36	65	0
	Socialist Movement for Integration	180,470	10.46	16	+12
	Unity for Human Rights Party	14,722	0,85	1	0
	Social Democracy Party of Albania	11,891	0.69	0	0
	Social Democratic Party of Albania	10,220	0.59	0	0
	People's Alliance	8,927	0.52	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	7,993	0,46	1	New
	Real Socialist Party 91	6,135	0.36	0	0
	Democratic Party for Integration and Prosperity	4,550	0.26	0	New
	National Arbëreshë Alliance	3,575	0.21	0	New
	Moderated Socialist Party	3,119	0.18	0	New
	G99	2,977	0.17	0	0
	Law and Justice Party	2,489	0.14	0	0
	Albanian Future Party	2,284	0.13	0	New
	Party for the Defence of the Rights of the Emigrants	2,275	0.13	0	0
	Albanian Social Labour Party	2,174	0.13	0	New
	Green Party	2,084	0.12	0	0
	Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms	1,371	0.08	0	0
	Albanian Communist Party of 8 November	1,352	0,08	0	New
	Party of the Liberal Right Thought	1,210	0.07	0	New
	Democratic Movement for Change	1,159	0.07	0	New
	Albanian Labour Party	955	0.06	0	New
	Albanian Communist Party	901	0.05	0	New
	Path of Freedom Party	808	0.05	0	0
	Alliance for European Equality and Justice	728	0.04	0	New
	Reorganised Albanian Labour Party	622	0,03	0	New
	Albanian Homeland Party	555	0.03	0	New
	Albanian National Reconciliation Party	545	0.03	0	New
	National Unity Party	513	0.03	0	New
	Albanian Movement for Justice	508	0.03	0	New
	Albanian Republican Unon	489	0.03	0	New
	Albanian Affairs Party	476	0.03	0	New
	Party of Disabled People	459	0.03	0	New
	Environmental Party	452	0.03	0	New
	Christian Democratic Alliance	416	0.02	0	New
	Albanian Workers Movement Party	316	0.02	0	New
	New Tolerance Party	287	0.02	0	0
	Total	993,904	57.63	83	–
Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration	Democratic Party	528,373	30.63	50	–18
	Republican Party	52,168	3.02	3	+2
	Party for Justice, Integration and Unity	44,957	2.61	4	+3
	Christian Democratic Party	13,288	0.77	0	0
	Legality and Unity of the Right	6,089	0.35	0	0
	Movement for National Development	5,429	0.31	0	0
	National Front Party	4,868	0.28	0	0
	Party for the Future of the Greek Minority	3,305	0.19	0	New
	Liberal Democratic Union	2,681	0.16	0	0
	Environmentalist Agrarian Party	2,640	0.15	0	0
	Albanian Emigration Party	2,325	0.13	0	New
	New Albania Movement	2,320	0.13	0	New
	Democratic National Front Party	2,242	0.13	0	0
	Democratic Alliance Party	1,384	0.08	0	0
	Macedonian Alliance for European Integration	1,229	0.07	0	0
	Albanian Christian Democratic Movement	1,190	0.07	0	New
	Alliance for Democracy and Solidarity	1,065	0.06	0	0
	New European Democracy Party	970	0.06	0	0
	Time of Albania	770	0.04	0	New
	Party of the Real Albanian Path	635	0.04	0	New
	Conservative Party	633	0.04	0	0
	Albanian Democratic Union Party	606	0.04	0	New
	Party of Denied Rights	554	0.03	0	New
	New Party of Denied Rights	550	0.03	0	0
	Peoples Union of Albanian Retirees Party	406	0.02	0	New
	Total	680,677	39.46	57	–
New Democratic Spirit		29,310	1.70	0	New
Red and Black Alliance		10,196	0.59	0	New
League for Justice and Progress		1,068	0.06	0	New
Christian Democratic People's Party of Albania		416	0.02	0	New
Independents		9,208	0.53	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		24,099	–	–	–
Total		1,748,898	100	140	0
Registered voters/turnout		3,271,885	53.52	–	–
Source: CEC, IFES

Aftermath

Main article: Rama Government

Early on election day both Sali Berisha and Edi Rama claimed victory.^[19] On 25 June, Edi Rama gave his victory speech saying, "I will be your prime minister, but also your prime servant. The duty will be mine; the authority will be yours."^[20] On 26 June, after vote counting was finally complete, the outgoing Prime Minister, Sali Berisha, publicly accepted the result, took responsibility for the loss, resigned from his functions in the Democratic Party, and wished his opponent well in his new duties.^[3]

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