Socialist Movement for Integration
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The Socialist Movement for Integration is a social democratic Albania
n 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. At the 2009 parliamentary elections
it won four seats and allied with the Democratic party
to form the current government at which Ilir Meta, the leader of the party, holds the position of the deputy prime minister. He lost his post as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2010.
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...
. It was formed in 2004 after 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 :...
quit the 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...
.
At the elections in July 2005 the party won five seats in the Parliament. At the 2009 parliamentary 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 won four seats and allied with the Democratic party
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...
to form the current government at which Ilir Meta, the leader of the party, holds the position of the deputy prime minister. He lost his post as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2010.