The Social Democratic Party of Albania is a social-democratic 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...

n political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

. The party was formed on April 22, 1991. The first party congress was held in January 1992.

At the 2001 elections

Albanian parliamentary election, 2001

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 24 June 2001. The result was a victory for the ruling Socialist Party of Albania, which won 73 of the 140 seats, resulting in Ilir Meta remaining Prime Minister...

 it got 3.6 percent of the vote and elected four Members of Parliament. At the parliamenty elections of July 2005 it increased its representation, holding seven seats in parliament. All seven MPs were elected through the proportional list. At the 2009 elections

Albanian parliamentary election, 2009

A parliamentary election was held in Albania on 28 June 2009. Prior to the election, the electoral law was changed to a regional and proportional system...

 it got only 1.76 percent of the vote, and no seats in parliament.

The party is led by Skënder Gjinushi

Skënder Gjinushi

Skënder Gjinushi is an Albanian politician. He graduated from the University of Tirana with a degree in Mathematics. He is the current leader of the Social Democratic Party of Albania...

, the Minister of Education 1987-1991. Gjinushi later became the speaker of the Albanian parliament.