32nd Kuvendi
Thirty-second Legislature of Albania Legjislatura e tridhjetë e dytë e Shqipërisë | |
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| XXXII Legislature XI Pluralist Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | Four years |
| History | |
| Founded | TBA |
| Preceded by | 31st Legislature |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 140 deputies |
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Political groups | Government (83)
Opposition (57) |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Thirty-second Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e tridhjetë e dytë e Shqipërisë), officially known as the XI Pluralist Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e XI Pluraliste e Shqipërisë), is the legislature of Albania following the 2025 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament.[b] The party of the Prime Minister Edi Rama, PS, obtained an absolute majority of 83 deputies, becoming the first party to win four consecutive terms since the fall of communism in Albania.
Composition of the Parliament
[edit]Election of chairperson
[edit]Procedure for election of the Chairperson of the Parliament
[edit]The procedure for the election of the chairperson is foreseen by the Article 6 of Parliament's Rules[4] which states that:
- A candidate for Chairperson of the Parliament shall be nominated by at least 15 deputies. An MP can not support more than one candidate. The proposal should be made with writing, contains the relevant signatures and is submitted to the Provisional Secretariat of Parliament.
- The Chairperson of the Parliament shall be elected without debate and by secret ballot, by majority vote, in the presence of more than half of all members of the Parliament. If none of the candidates has won the required majority, it is followed by a second round, where they vote for the two candidates that have received the most votes.
- Voting is publicly organized and chaired by a 5-member Voting Committee that reflects, as far as possible, the political composition of the Parliament. The oldest member by age also exercises the function of the Chairperson the Voting Committee and announce the voting results.
- The Speaker of the session immediately invites the elected Chairperson of the Parliament to take his place.
Parliamentary groups
[edit]| Group | Members | Chairperson | Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At election | Current | ||||
| Socialist Party of Albania | 83 / 140 |
83 / 140 |
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| Democratic Party of Albania-Alliance for a Great Albania | 50 / 140 |
50 / 140 |
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| Unalligned[c] | 7 / 140 |
7 / 140 |
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| Source: KQZ | |||||
List of current members
[edit]Socialist Party of Albania (Parliamentary Group)
[edit]Democratic Party of Albania – Alliance for a Great Albania (Parliamentary Group)
[edit]Outside parliamentary groups
[edit]| County | Party | Full name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shkodër County | PSD | Tom Doshi | ||
| Sabina Jorgo | ||||
| Tirana County | MUNDËSIA | Agron Shehaj | ||
| Erald Kapri | ||||
| LSHB | Adriatik Lapaj | |||
| PSD | Albana Pëllumbi | |||
| BASHKË | Redi Muçi | |||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^
- ^ A direct dictionary translation would be "Assembly".[1][2] However, the Albanian government uses the translation "Parliament".[3]
- ^ Social Democratic Party of Albania (3)
Opportunity Party (2)
Albania Becomes Movement (1)
Together Movement (1)
References
[edit]- ^ Hysa, Ramazan (2003). Albanian-English, English-Albanian Standard Dictionary. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7818-0979-5.
- ^ Leonard, Newmark, ed. (1999). Albanian-English Dictionary. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 431–432. ISBN 0-19-860322-3.
- ^ "Republic of Albania Parliament". Albanian Parliament. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Parliament's Rule" (PDF). Parliament of Albania. parlament.al. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2024.