Albanian presidential election, 2002
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The 2002 Albanian presidential election took place on 24 June 2002 to elect a new President of Albania.
In 2002, under pressure from international organization, Alfred Moisiu
was chosen by Sali Berisha
and Fatos Nano
as a consensus candidate for the presidency after the end of Rexhep Meidani
's term. Moisiu was found fitting for that post since he was a researcher, was politically neutral, was known as an effective mediator (a quality much appreciated in Albania, which tends to inner quarrels) and had a decisive pro-Western and NATO orientation.
Albanian media emphasized the extraordinary cooperative spirit between the Socialist
and the Democratic Parties
: Moisiu was a candidate approved by both Sali Berisha and Fatos Nano. Neither Nano nor former president Meidani ran for the presidency, as they had no chance to gather the necessary three fifths of the vote. Meidani was found to be too close to the Socialists, and therefore conservative candidates would not support him.
Moisiu was elected by the People's Assembly
by a vote of 97 to 19 (with 14 abstentions) and he was sworn in for a five-year term as president on 24 July 2002.
In 2002, under pressure from international organization, Alfred Moisiu
Alfred Moisiu
was the fourth President of the Republic of Albania from July 24, 2002 to July 24, 2007. He is the son of Albanian Army general Spiro Moisiu....
was chosen by Sali Berisha
Sali Berisha
Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian politician and cardiologist, currently the Prime Minister of Albania and the leader of Democratic Party of Albania ....
and Fatos Nano
Fatos Nano
Fatos Thanas Nano is an Albanian economist who was Prime Minister of Albania during several periods, the first leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, and member of the Albanian Parliament from 1991 to 1996 and 1997 to 2009...
as a consensus candidate for the presidency after the end of Rexhep Meidani
Rexhep Meidani
is an Albanian politician. He graduated from the University of Tirana , Faculty of Natural Sciences, Branch Physics, as well as successfully accomplished the postgraduate studies in the University of Caen...
's term. Moisiu was found fitting for that post since he was a researcher, was politically neutral, was known as an effective mediator (a quality much appreciated in Albania, which tends to inner quarrels) and had a decisive pro-Western and NATO orientation.
Albanian media emphasized the extraordinary cooperative spirit between the Socialist
Socialist Party of Albania
The Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental...
and the Democratic Parties
Democratic Party of Albania
The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections...
: Moisiu was a candidate approved by both Sali Berisha and Fatos Nano. Neither Nano nor former president Meidani ran for the presidency, as they had no chance to gather the necessary three fifths of the vote. Meidani was found to be too close to the Socialists, and therefore conservative candidates would not support him.
Moisiu was elected by the People's Assembly
Assembly of Albania
The Parliament of Albania , formerly the People's Parliament is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Albania.It has 140 members, elected for four-year terms. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the...
by a vote of 97 to 19 (with 14 abstentions) and he was sworn in for a five-year term as president on 24 July 2002.
Election results
| 2002 Albanian presidential election result | |
| Votes for Alfred Moisiu | 97 |
| Votes against Alfred Moisiu | 19 |
| Abstentions | 14 |
| Spoilt ballots | 4 |