Socialist Party of Albania
Socialist Party of Albania Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë | ||
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National Assembly 74 / 140 | ||
Municipality | 53 / 61 | |
Council Seats | 757 / 1,613 | |
Website | ||
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The Socialist Party of Albania (
History
The PS' predecessor, the
On 10 October 2005, Nano resigned as the chairman of the PS after losing the 2005 Albanian parliamentary election, and was succeeded by Edi Rama.[16] Under Rama's lead, the PS formed the Alliance for a European Albania, which united several political parties. The alliance won the 2013 Albanian parliamentary election, thus returning the Socialists to the government after 8 years.[17]
The Socialist Party, now running alone, again won the 2017 election and the 2021 election, winning 74 seats in both of them and is thus currently able to rule Albania alone, although it is externally supported by the Social Democratic Party in parliament.[18]
Political positions
In its 2013 party platform, the party has pledged to replace the
Party leaders
No. | President | Born–died | Term start | Term end | Time in office | |
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1 | Fatos Nano | (born 1952) | 13 June 1991 | 10 October 2005 | 14 years, 119 days | |
2 | Edi Rama | (born 1964) | 10 October 2005 | Incumbent | 18 years, 170 days |
Election results
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Logos
The current logo is based on the
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2013–2023
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "European Election Watch Albania". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Baza sukseseve të Partisë Socialiste janë: fryma, organizmi dhe lidershipi". Socialist Party of Albania. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (April 2021). "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "Albania opposition protests again, calls for new election". CityNews Vancouver. 2 June 2019.
The centre-right Democratic Party-led opposition supporters gathered Sunday at the main government building accusing centre-left Socialist Party Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption and links to organized crime.
- ^ "Albania protests: Smoke bombs and firecrackers thrown at police as demonstrations turn violent". The Independent. 3 June 2019.
Prime Minister Edi Rama has faced repeated calls to stand down in recent months over claims that his centre-left Socialist Party is corrupt and has links to organised crime.
- ^ "Will the Presence of Iran's MEK Threaten Albania's Already Shaky Stability?". World Politics Review. 18 July 2019.
Rama's center-left Socialist Party holds a majority in Parliament, while the opposition is made up of parties to his left and right.
- Scarecrow Press. p. 422.
- ^ "Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë". Party of European Socialists. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Full list of member parties and organisations". Socialist International. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Strategic Partnership with Kosovo". Socialist Party. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "The Albanian Electoral Systems since 1990" (PDF). Albanian Elections Observatory Brief (1). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Elsie, pxliii
- ^ Nano, Rexhina. "Te jetosh kohen", pp. 230.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6.
- ^ "Fitorja dhe sfidat e Edi Ramës" [Victory and challenges of Edi Rama] (in Albanian). BBCAlbanian.com. 10 October 2005.
- ^ "Violence mars Albania's general election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Elections in Albania: Preliminary results show PM Rama's party wins". N1 (in Serbian). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "KUJDES SHËNDETËSOR UNIVERSAL – Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë". Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Rama pret përfaqësuesit e LGBT: Po bashkëjetesës, por jo martesave". www.panorama.com.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "CILËSI DHE RITËM NË PROCESIN E INTEGRIMIT NË BE". www.ps.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "RESPEKTIM I ANGAZHIMEVE NË NATO". www.ps.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "PARTNERITET STRATEGJIK ME KOSOVËN". www.ps.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "National results of the 2009 parliamentary election (party list)" (PDF). ShtetiWeb.org.
- ^ "El Partido Socialista de Albania plagia el logo del PSOE de Cruz Novillo". Gràffica (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
- Media related to Socialist Party of Albania at Wikimedia Commons