1997 Albanian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 29 June 1997 alongside a simultaneous referendum on restoring the monarchy, with a second round of voting for 32 seats on 6 July.[1][2] The elections were called as a response to the Albanian Civil War. The result was an overwhelming victory for the opposition Socialist Party of Albania, which won 101 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.[3]
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| Turnout | 72.56% ( 16.52pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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| Albanian Civil War |
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| Fighting groups |
| Gangs of 1997 |
| Massacres in 1997 |
| Tragedies of 1997 |
| Treasury thefts |
| Rescue missions |
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| UN Resolutions |
| Important events |
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Socialist Party of Albania | 413,369 | 31.60 | 101 | +91 | |
| Democratic Party of Albania | 315,677 | 24.13 | 24 | –98 | |
| PSDSH–PSSH | 245,181 | 18.74 | 9 | New | |
| Unity for Human Rights Party | 41,157 | 3.15 | 4 | +1 | |
| Democratic Alliance Party | 36,380 | 2.78 | 0 | New | |
| PASH–PSSH | 10,875 | 0.83 | 0 | New | |
| PUKSH–PSSH | 9,106 | 0.70 | 0 | New | |
| PDKSH–PDSH | 4,608 | 0.35 | 2 | New | |
| Republican Party of Albania | 1 | –2 | |||
| Albanian National Front Party | 1 | –1 | |||
| Other parties | 0 | – | |||
| Independents | 13 | New | |||
| Total | 155 | +15 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,308,023 | 92.58 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,906 | 7.42 | |||
| Total votes | 1,412,929 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,947,235 | 72.56 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- Albania: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Nohlen & Stöver, p140
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