Unity for Human Rights Party

Unity for Human Rights Party
Leader Vangjel Dule
Founded 1992
Ideology Minority politics,[1]
Social liberalism,[1][2]
Liberal nationalism[2]
Parliament
1 / 140
Municipalities
0 / 65
Communes
9 / 309
Website
www.pbdnj.com
Politics of Albania
Political parties
Elections

The Unity for Human Rights Party (Albanian: Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut, Greek: Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) is a centrist[1] political party in Albania. Founded in 1992, it represents Albania's minorities and is mainly related to the Greek minority, and is the political continuation of Omonoia.[3] The party is currently led by Vangjel Dule, who holds the party's only seat in Parliament.[4]

History

The party first contested national elections in 1992, when it received 2.7% of the national vote and won two seats.[5] The 1996 elections saw the party increase its share of the vote to 4%, winning three seats.[5] Although the party's vote share dropped to 3.2% in the early elections in 1997, it gained an additional MP, winning four seats. However, another drop in the party's support in the 2001 elections saw it reduced to three seats. Despite again increasing its vote share to 4.1% in the 2005 elections, the party lost another MP as it was reduced to two seats. The 2009 elections saw the party reduced to one seat.[6]

In the 2011 local elections the party lost its municipal councillors in Gjirokastër and Delvinë and one of its two municipal seats in Sarandë,[7][8] maintained its seat Shkodër and gained one of the seats in Korçë in addition to the mayorship in nine communes.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Albanian Electoral Systems since 1990". Albanian Elections Observatory Brief (1). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Knowlton, Marylee (2005). Albania. p. 146. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Official Results of the Albanian national elections of 2009 Central Election Committee
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp139–142 ISBN 9783832956097
  6. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p2047
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Municipal seats 2011
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Municipal seats 2007

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