REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 24 JUNE 2001 =================================================================== Elections to the Kuvendi i Republikės sė Shqipėrisė (Assembly of the Republic of Albania Sources: Albanian Central Election Commission webite, Albanian Telegraphic Agency website, french-market.com/albania website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * BpF - Bashkimi per Fitori (Union for Victory) * PAD - Partia Aleanca Demokratike (Democratic Alliance Party) * PASh - Partia Agrare Shqiperise (Albanian Agrarian Party) * PBDN - (Partia Bashkimi per te Drejtate Njeriut) United Human Rights Party * PD - Partia Demokrate (Democrat Party) * PSD - Partia Social Demokrate (Social Democratic Party) * PSSh - Socialist Party e Shqipėrisė (Socialist Party of Albania) The PAD, PASh, PBDN and PSD are allies of the Socialist Party. These figures were obtained from the Albanian Telegraphic Agency website. VOTES BY PARTY =================================================================== Registered voters: 2,499,238 Votes cast: 1,373,210 54.9% Valid votes: 1,323,900 96.4% Invalid votes: 49,310 03.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % % 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party of Albania 549,589 41.5 52.8 Union for Victory 487,314 36.8 25.7* Democrat Party 67,349 05.1 Social Democratic Party 48,253 03.6 02.5 United Human Rights Party 34,607 02.6 02.8 Agrarian Party of Albania 33,993 02.6 Democratic Alliance Party 33,718 02.5 02.8 Others 129,692 09.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,323,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------- * The Union for Victory is an alliance of the Democratic Party of Albania (DPS), the National Front, the monarchist PLL, the Republican Party and other groups. The 1997 vote is for the DPS alone. The Democrat Party, also called the New Democratic Party (PD e Re) is a split-off from the DPS. The Assembly consists of 100 members elected from single-member constituencies and 40 members elected nationally by proportional representation. A website called french-market.com/albania reports the composition of the Assembly as follows: Single Proportional Total Party Seats Seats Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party of Albania 73 - 73 Union for Victory 25 21 46 Democrat Party - 6 6 Social Democrat Party - 4 4 United Human Rights Party - 3 3 Agrarian Party - 3 3 Democratic Alliance - 3 2 Independents 2 - 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100 40 140 ------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMBERS ELECTED BY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION =================================================================== Union for Victory ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ridvan Bode Ekrem Spahia Fatmir Mediu Shpetim Rroqi Jemin Gjana Maksim Begeja Uran Metko Teodor Laēo Aleksander Garuli Alfred Ēako Bahri Kollcaku Ethem Fezollari Robert Ēeku Luan Myftiu Fatos Beja Neritan Alibali Sadedin Balla Ilir Bano Arjan Starova Sokol Olldashi Marjeta Pronjari Democrat Party ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nard Ndoka Jak Ndokaj Qazim Tepshi Saimir Curri Dashamir Shehi Ilirian Berzani Social Democrat Party ------------------------------------------------------------------- Skender Gjinushi Paskal Milo Gaqo Apostoli Engjell Bejtaj Democrat Alliance ------------------------------------------------------------------- Arben Imami Neritan Ceka Preē Zogaj Agrarian Party ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lufter Xhuveli Ndue Preka Refet Dervina United Human Rights Party ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasil Melo Vangjel Dule Arben Broja