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1996 Albanian parliamentary election

National Election

Field	Value
country	Albania
previous_election	[1992](1992-albanian-parliamentary-election)
next_election	[1997](1997-albanian-parliamentary-election)
seats_for_election	All 140 seats in People's Assembly
majority_seats	71
turnout	89.08%
election_date	(first round)
2 June 1996 (second round)
leader1	Tritan Shehu
party1	Democratic Party of Albania
last_election1	92
seats1	122
percentage1	55.53
leader2	Fatos Nano
party2	Socialist Party of Albania
last_election2	38
seats2	10
percentage2	20.37
leader3	Sabri Godo
party3	Republican Party of Albania
last_election3	1
seats3	3
percentage3	5.74
leader4	Abas Ermenji
party4	Albanian National Front Party
last_election4	new
seats4	2
percentage4	4.97
leader5	Vasil Melo
party5	Unity for Human Rights Party
last_election5	2
seats5	3
percentage5	4.04
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Aleksandër Meksi
before_party	Democratic Party of Albania
after_election	Aleksandër Meksi
after_party	Democratic Party of Albania

2 June 1996 (second round)

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 26 May 1996, with a second round of voting for 25 seats on 2 June. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Albania, which won 122 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was 89.1%.

On the day of the first round of voting, six opposition parties led by the Socialist Party of Albania withdrew from the election, accusing the Democratic Party of intimidation. International observers noted that the elections were marred by "a number of irregularities and technical shortcomings" and concluded that the election "did not meet international standards for free and fair elections", nor the standards of Albanian law. After the first round results were released on 29 May, the Socialist Party of Albania announced that they would not take up their seats in the National Assembly. Almost all opposition parties boycotted the second round as a result.

Results

References

(2010). "Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook". Nomos.
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2001_96.htm Albania: Elections in 1996] Inter-Parliament
Nohlen & Stöver, p139
(28 May 2019). "Kur opozita rrihej barbarisht/ 28 maj 1996, socialistët protestonin për zgjedhjet e manipuluara". Top-Channel.tv.
(1996). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.

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