List of political parties in Albania
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Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...

, with two or three strong political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...

 and a third party that is electorally successful.

Parties represented in the Parliament of Albania 

Name Abbr. Ideology Leader MPs
Democratic Party of Albania
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...


Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë
PD Conservatism
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

, Liberal conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different...

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 ....

67
Socialist Party of Albania
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...


Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë
PS Social democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

Edi Rama
Edi Rama
Edi Rama is an Albanian politician, painter, publicist, professor, and former athlete. Currently he is the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, the biggest party in Albania , by wining the most of votes as a party in the last eight election.He has served as board member at the local Soros...

65
Socialist Movement for Integration
Socialist Movement for Integration
The Socialist Movement for Integration is a social democratic Albanian political party. It was formed in 2004 after Ilir Meta quit the Socialist Party of Albania.At the elections in July 2005 the party won five seats in the Parliament...


Lëvizja Socialiste për Intigrim
LSI Social democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

Ilir Meta
Ilir Meta
Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister. He was Prime Minister of Albania from 1999 to 2002 and has been Foreign minister twice since then.- Studies :...

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Party for Justice, Integration and Unity
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity
The Party for Justice, Integration and Unity is a political party in Albania whose primary aim is promotion of the national issues of Albanians, including Kosovo, Albanians in Macedonia, Montenegro, Presevo valley and especially the Cham issue....


Partia për Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet
PDIU Advocacy of national issues of Albania Shpëtim Idrizi
Shpëtim Idrizi
Shpëtim Idrizi is the Albanian leader of the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity. He is currently a deputy in the Albanian Parliament, alongside Dashamir Tahiri, another PJU MP.-References:...

2
Republican Party of Albania
Republican Party of Albania
The Republican Party of Albania is a right-wing, national conservative political party in Albania.-History:The Republican Party of Albania was founded in January 1991 under the leadership of the writer Sabri Godo, who was also its first chairman. After the Democratic Party, this was the second...


Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë
PR National conservatism
National conservatism
National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism as well as upholding cultural and ethnic identity, while not being outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right...

Fatmir Mediu
Fatmir Mediu
Fatmir Mediu is a former Albanian Minister of Defence . On March 2008, after the military ammunition explosion incident in Gërdec, where 26 people were killed, Mediu resigned and is under investigation. His successor is Gazmend Oketa.He is currently Minister of Environment, Forests & Water...

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Unity for Human Rights Party
Unity for Human Rights Party
The Unity for Human Rights Party is a centrist, liberal-inclined party in Albania. Founded in 1992, it represents Albania's minorities and is mainly related to the Greek minority as it is the political continuation of the Democratic Union of the Greek Minority .-Election results:The party usually...


Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut, Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
PBDNJ Greek minority politics
Political parties of minorities
Ethnic parties aim to represent an ethnic group in a political system, be it a sovereign state or a subnational entity. An alternate designation is 'Political parties of minorities', but they should not be mistaken with regionalist or separatist parties, whose purpose is territorial autonomy.-...

, Centrism
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...

, Liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

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Parties without representation

  • Christian Democratic Party of Albania
    Christian Democratic Party of Albania
    The Christian Democratic Party of Albania is a small Centre-right, Christian democratic, political party in Albania.The PDK's first election was in 1996, where it won no seats in the 140 seat Assembly of Albania but took 1.3% of the popular vote. In the following year, 1997, it won a single...

     (Partia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë)
  • Democratic Alliance Party
    Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)
    The Democratic Alliance Party is a centrist liberal party in Albania. The party was formed in 1992 by Neritan Ceka and other dissidents of the Democratic Party of Albania. Theyopposed the leadership of the party's leader Sali Berisha. The Democratic Alliance Party became part of a socialist led...

     (Partia Aleanca Demokratike)
  • Environmentalist Agrarian Party
    Environmentalist Agrarian Party
    The Environmentalist Agrarian Party is an Albanian political party, founded in 1991. The party is led by Lufter Xhuveli. Initially the party was known as the Agrarian Party of Albania , until a name change took place in 2003...

     (Partia Agrare Ambientaliste)
  • Legality Movement Party (Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit)
  • Liberal Democratic Union
    Liberal Democratic Union
    The Liberal Democratic Union is a political party in Albania. In the 2001 elections it was part of the Union for Victory coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament...

     (Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat)
  • National Front
    National Front (Albania)
    The party of the Albanian National Front is a nationalist political party in Albania. In the 2001 elections it was part of the Union for Victory coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament....

     (Partia Balli Kombëtar Shqiptar)
  • Social Democracy Party of Albania
    Social Democracy Party of Albania
    The Social Democracy Party of Albania is a Social democratic Albanian political party. At the elections in July 2005 it won two seats in Parliament and its leader is Paskal Milo.At the elections in June 2009 it won 0.68 percent....

     (Partia Demokracia Sociale e Shqipërisë)
  • Social Democratic Party of Albania
    Social Democratic Party of Albania
    The Social Democratic Party of Albania is a social-democratic Albanian political party. The party was formed on April 22, 1991. The first party congress was held in January 1992....

     (Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë)

Defunct parties

  • Albanian Party of Labour
    Albanian Party of Labour
    The Party of Labour of Albania was the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule...

     (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë) - Enver Hoxha
    Enver Hoxha
    Enver Halil Hoxha was a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary andthe leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania...

  • New Democratic Party
    New Democratic Party (Albania)
    The New Democratic Party was a Centre-right, Conservative, political party in Albania. It was led by Genc Pollo....

     (Partia Demokrate e Re)
  • Party for Justice and Integration
    Party for Justice and Integration
    Party for Justice and Integration , was a former Albanian political party that tends to represent the Cham Albanians in politics.On 17 February 2011 it is joined to Party for Justice, Integration and Unity.-Statute:...

     (Partia për Drejtësi dhe Integrim)
  • Party for Justice and Unity
    Party for Justice and Unity
    The Party for Justice and Unity was a former political party in Albania whose primary aim is promotion of the Cham issue. The party was created after the 2009 parliamentary elections, in September from two deputies of the new Albanian parliament: the sole representative of Party for Justice and...

     (Partia për Drejtësi dhe Unitet)
  • Party of United Communists of Albania
    Party of United Communists of Albania
    Party of United Communists of Albania was a political party in Albania. The secretary of the Central Committee of the party was Muharrem Xhafa...

     (Partia e Komunistëve të Bashkuar të Shqipërisë)
  • Union for Victory coalition
    Union for Victory Coalition
    The Union for Victory Coalition was a coalition of political parties in Albania. The spokesman was Gent Strazimiri. It received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament in the 2001 election. It is made up of the following parties:...

     (Bashkimi për Fitoren)

Other registered parties (as of 2005)

  • Albanian Affairs Party
    Albanian Affairs Party
    Albanian Affairs Party is a political party in Albania, led by Bujar Shurdhi....

  • Albanian Business Party
    Albanian Business Party
    Albanian Business Party is a political party in Albania. The party was founded in 1996. It is led by Luan Shazivari.The party is a member of the Democratic Movement for Integration....

  • Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party
    Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party
    Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party is a political party in Albania led by Guri Durollari. The party contested the 2005 parliamentary elections, and got around 0.1% of the votes....

  • Albanian Democratic Union Party
    Albanian Democratic Union Party
    Albanian Democratic Union Party is a political party in Albania led by Ylber Valteri. The party was founded in 1993. In the 2009 parliamentary elections the party received 0.08%....

  • Albanian Emigration Party
  • Albanian European New Democratic Party
  • Albanian Homeland Party
    Albanian Homeland Party
    Albanian Homeland Party is an political party in Albania. It is led by Kreshnik Osmani.-Partys main point:...

  • Albanian National Alliance Party
    Albanian National Alliance Party
    Albanian National Alliance Party is a political party in Albania led by Eduart Perjaku. The party was recognized by the Electoral Commission in 2003....

  • Albanian National League
    Albanian National League (1997)
    Albanian National League is a political party in Albania, founded in 1997. It is led by Ismet Mehmeti. The party has taken its name from a historic nationalist movement, Albanian National League....

  • Albanian National Reconciliation Party
    Albanian National Reconciliation Party
    Albanian National Reconciliation Party is a political party in Albania, led by Spartak Dobi. The party was founded in 1998....

  • Albanian National Security Party
    Albanian National Security Party
    Albanian National Security Party is a political party in Albania, led by Haxhi Bardhi. PSKSH contested the 2005 parliamentary elections. The party gathered less than 0.05% of the votes on the proportional list....

  • Albanian National Unity Party (Partia Bashkesia Kombetare Shqiptare) – Henry Perolli
  • Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms
    Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms
    Albanian Party of Democratic Reforms is a political party in Albania led by Skender Halili.PRDSH is part of the coalition Democratic Movement for Integration. Halili is the leader of the coalition....

  • Albanian Party of Labour
  • Albanian Path of Truth Party
    Albanian Path of Truth Party
    Albanian Path of Truth Party is a political party in Albania led by Muharrem Doda....

  • Albanian Republican United Party
    Albanian Republican United Party
    Albanian Republican Union Party is a political party in Albania. It is led by Zane Llazi.PBRSH is part of the coalition Democratic Movement for Integration.-See also:...

  • Albanian Socialist Alliance Party
    Albanian Socialist Alliance Party
    Albanian Socialist Alliance Party is a political party in Albania. It is led by Rasim Mulgeci....

  • Albanian Workers Movement Party
    Albanian Workers Movement Party
    Albanian Workers Movement Party is a left-wing political party in Albania. It is led by Shefqet Musaraj. In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party received 0.22% of the votes....

  • Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity
    Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity
    Alliance for Welfare and Solidarity is a political party in Albania. It is led by Koço Danaj....

  • Christian Social Party of Albania (Partia Socialkristiane Shqipërisë) – Fran Bruka
  • Communist Party of Albania
    Communist Party of Albania (1991)
    The Communist Party of Albania is a communist, and anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist, political party in Albania. It is led by Hysni Milloshi. The party was formed in 1991, as a split from the Albanian Party of Labour which converted itself into the Socialist Party of Albania...

  • Communist Party of Albania 8 November
    Communist Party of Albania 8 November
    Communist Party of Albania 8 November is a political party in Albania. It is led by Preng Çuni....

  • Conservative Party (Partia Konservatore) – Armando Ruço
  • Croat Party
  • Democratic National Front Party
    Democratic National Front Party
    Democratic National Front Party is a political party in Albania led by Artur Roshi. It is a Right Wing group which has Nationalist policies which aim to create a Greater Albania. It is closely linked to the former Ultra-Nationalist Bali Kombater but has made its policies more moderate.PBKD was...

  • Democratic Party of the Right
    Democratic Party of the Right
    The Democratic Party of Right is a political party in Albania....

  • Democratic Renewal Party
    Democratic Renewal Party (Albania)
    The Democratic Renewal Party is a political party in Albania led by Dashamir Shehi. It was formed following a split from the New Democratic Party....

  • Environmentalist Party
  • European Integration Party
  • Europe Party
  • Forca Albania Party
  • G99
    G99
    G99 is a left political party in Albania created in 2008 by a group of activists who have previously participated in the Movement Mjaft!...

     (Grupim 99)
  • Greater Kosova Party and Albanian Democracy
  • Greens of Albania Party (Partia e Gjelber) – Edlir Petanaj
  • Independent Kosova League
  • Kosovo is Albania Party
  • Kosovar Party of Albania
  • Kosovans of Albania Party
  • Liberal Democratic Alliance Party of Albania
    Liberal Democratic Alliance Party of Albania
    Liberal Democratic Alliance Party of Albania is a political party in Albania, led by Pirro Prifti....

  • Lidhja së Blertë Shqiptare
  • Macedonian Party of Albania
  • Movement for Human Rights and Liberties (Levizja per te Drejtat dhe Lirite e Njeriut) – Ligoraq Karamelo
  • National Social Integration Party
    National Social Integration Party
    National Social Integration Party is a political party in Albania led by Petrit Memia....

  • National Unity Party
    National Unity Party (Albania)
    The National Unity Party is a political party in Albania. Ahead of the 2005 parliamentary elections, PUK formed a coalition together with three other parties grouped in the "Parties of the Social Spectrum of Albania". The coalition contested the elections as Parties of the Social Spectrum of...

  • Partia Ardhmeria Shqiptare
  • Partia Demokracia Paqësore e Shqipërisë
  • Partia Demokratike Demokracia e Re e Djathte Shqiptare
  • Partia Demokratike Gjirokaster e Shqiperise
  • Partia e te Drejtave te Mohuara
  • Party for Defence of Workers Rights
    Party for Defence of Workers Rights
    Party for Defence of Workers Rights is a political party in Albania. The party chairman is Kadri Mehmet Isufaj....

  • Party of The Union of Arbers Movements in World
  • Party for Rights and Integration
  • Party for the Defence of the Rights of the Emigrants
    Party for the Defence of the Rights of the Emigrants
    Party for the Defence of the Rights of the Emigrants is a political party in Albania. The party is led by Ymer Kurti....

  • Party of the Union of the Arbers Movements in World (Partia e Bashkimit të Lëvizjeve të Arbërve në Botë)
  • Path of Freedom Party
    Path of Freedom Party
    Path of Freedom Party is a political party in Albania, led by Shukrane Muda....

  • Popular Alliance Party
    Popular Alliance Party
    People's Alliance Party is a political party in Albania led by Eng.Fatjon Softa. He was head of police in Tirana 1992-1996. He became party president in 2002,...

  • Right National Front
    Right National Front
    The Right National Front is a political party in Albania....

     – Hysni Selfo
  • Turkish Party
  • United Albanians and Kosovar Party
  • United Right of Albania
    United Right of Albania
    The United Right of Albania is a political party in Albania....


See also

  • Politics of Albania
    Politics of Albania
    Politics of Albania takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament, the Assembly of the Republic of Albania...

  • List of political parties by country
  • MJAFT!
    MJAFT!
    MJAFT! is a non governmental organisation in Albania that aims to raise awareness of the many political and social problems facing Albania. MJAFT! grew out of a grassroots effort by students and other volunteers. The organisation is partly funded by the U.S...

  • Liberalism in Albania
    Liberalism in Albania
    This article gives an overview of liberalism in Albania. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme...

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