Party of United Communists of Albania (in Albanian

Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

: Partia e Komunistëve të Bashkuar të Shqipërisë, abbreviated PKBSH) was a political party

Political party

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 in 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...

. The secretary of the Central Committee of the party was Muharrem Xhafa. PKBSH was formed on June 5, 1999 through the merger of the Communist Reconstruction Party

Communist Reconstruction Party

Communist Reconstruction Party was a political party in Albania led by Rasi Brahimit. The party was legalized in 1998, the second communist party that was legally registered post-1991. On June 5, 1999 the party merged into the Party of United Communists of Albania ....

 and the New Albanian Party of Labour

New Albanian Party of Labour

New Albanian Party of Labour was a communist party in Albania. It was legalized in 1998, as the third communist party to obtain legal recognition post-1991. It was led by radio journalist Agim Xheka....

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In the 2001 parliamentary elections, PKBSH won 0.22% of the votes.

In 2002 the party merged with a faction of the 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...

 (PKSH) to form the refounded Albanian Party of Labour (PPSH).