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2009 Albanian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Albania
previous_election	[2005](2005-albanian-parliamentary-election)
next_election	[2013](2013-albanian-parliamentary-election)
seats_for_election	All 140 seats in the Parliament of Albania
majority_seats	71
election_date	28 June 2009
turnout	50.77% ( 1.70pp)
heading1	Alliance for Change (70 seats)
party1	Democratic Party of Albania	leader1 = Sali Berisha	percentage1 = 40.18	seats1 = 68	last_election1 = 56
party2	Republican Party of Albania	leader2 = Fatmir Mediu	percentage2 = 2.11	seats2 = 1	last_election2 = 11	party3 = Party for Justice and Integration	leader3 = Tahir Muhedini	percentage3 = 0.95	seats3 = 1	last_election3 = 0
heading4	Unification for Change (66 seats)
party4	Socialist Party of Albania	leader4 = Edi Rama	percentage4 = 40.85	seats4 = 65	last_election4 = 42
party5	Unity for Human Rights Party	leader5 = Vangjel Dule	percentage5 = 1.19	seats5 = 1	last_election5 = 2
heading6	Socialist Alliance for Integration (4 seats)
party6	Socialist Movement for Integration	leader6 = Ilir Meta	percentage6 = 4.85	last_election6 = 5	seats6 = 4
map	{{Switcher
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Sali Berisha
before_party	Democratic Party of Albania
after_election	Sali Berisha
after_party	Democratic Party of Albania

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 28 June 2009. No alliance achieved 71 deputies on its own needed to form a parliamentary majority. A coalition government was formed by the Democratic Party and Socialist Movement for Integration.

Electoral System

The 140 members of Parliament were elected in twelve multi-member constituencies analogous to the country's twelve counties. Within the constituencies, seats are elected by closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of 3% for parties and 5% for alliances.

Seats are allocated to alliances using the d'Hondt system, then to political parties using the Sainte-Laguë method.

Background

Prior to the election, the electoral law was changed to a regional and proportional system. Polls from March and April 2009 saw a very close race, with both the governing Democratic Party of Albania and the opposition Socialist Party of Albania around 37%, with minor parties like the Socialist Movement for Integration, the G99 Movement, the Unity for Human Rights Party and the Republican Party of Albania in the low single digits.

Shortly before the election, the ethnic Greek Unity for Human Rights Party switched their allegiance, abandoning their alliance with the Democratic Party of Albania to join the Socialist Party of Albania. The Party for Justice and Integration, a party representing the interest of ethnic Albanians whose properties in Greece were seized after WW2, joined the coalition Alliance of Change.

Alliances

This election saw a total of 33 parties organized in four alliances, one party running on its own and one independent candidate.

Alliance of Change (Aleanca e Ndryshimit), was a center-right coalition made up from 16 parties and led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha.
Union for Change (Bashkimi për Ndryshim), was a coalition made up from 5 center-left and left winged Parties, led by that-time Mayor of Tirana Edi Rama.
Socialist Alliance for Integration (Aleanca Socialiste për Integrim), was a coalition made up from 6 center-left and liberal parties, led by former Prime Minister Ilir Meta.
Pole of Freedom (Poli i Lirisë), was a conservative coalition made up from 6 right winged parties, led by former Prime Minister Aleksander Meksi.

Results

Regional level

The electorate was split in twelve regions, in a regional proportional system, each of which elected a specific number of Members of Parliament (deputet). The following table details the regional results going from North to South.

Regions	Alliance of Changes	Unification of Changes	Socialist Alliance for Integration	Pole of Freedom	Total seats	%	Seats	Seats
Shkodër	58.11	7	35.18	4	2.9	0	3.45	11
Kukes	65.00	3	31.31	1	2.97	0	0.67	4
Lezhe	54.32	4	34.47	3	5.61	0	3.37	7
Diber	57.72	4	32.38	2	5.72	0	4.08	6
Durrës	51.65	7	39.22	5	8.02	1	0.85	13
Tirane	46.83	16	45.69	15	5.24	1	1.82	32
Elbasan	45.06	7	47.77	7	5.04	0	1.94	14
Fier	39.98	6	51.83	9	6.47	1	1.55	16
Berat	33.16	3	54.62	4	11.35	1	0.68	8
Korce	46.96	6	47.82	6	4.21	0	0.59	12
Vlore	37.46	5	54.89	7	5.01	0	2.45	12
Gjirokastër	40.10	2	55.9	3	3.27	0	0.59	5
Total	46.92	70	45.34	66	5.56	4	1.82	140

Aftermath

Initially the PD led coalition interred into discussions about dividing up the various cabinet posts.

While it was still unclear whether the PD-led alliance held 70 or 71 seats, the leader of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) announced on 4 July 2009 that he had accepted Berisha's invitation to form a government with the PD and stated he wanted to be a stabilising factor in Albania's path towards European Union membership. With the addition of the four seats from LSI, the coalition had the necessary majority to form a government. Nonetheless, in November 2010, the EU in its "Key findings of the Opinion on Albania" found that the political stalemate since the June 2009 elections was a significant barrier to Albania's candidacy for European Union membership.

References

[http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=1942 Election Profile] IFES
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2001_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
[https://archive.today/20130111064155/http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=224229 Albania Sets June 28 Election Date, Looks To EU]. Javno. 14 January 2009
[https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41528 Albania’s Elections and the Challenge of Democratic Transition: June 4, 2009: Briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe]
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[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6658278.html Albania's labor minister resigns as party jumps boat]. ''People's Daily''. 15 May 2009
[http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/05/17/nb-08 Four coalitions to run in Albania's June general elections]. ''Southeast European Times.'' 17 May 2009
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100107112433/http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/08/21/nb-04 "Albania's DP-led coalition starts talks on new government"] Southeast European Times. 21 August 2009
[https://web.archive.org/web/20190710042334/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/276118,confusion-over-albanian-polls-over-coalition-talks-begin--summary.html "Confusion over Albanian polls over, coalition talks begin - Summary"] ''EarthTimes''. 4 July 2009
[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/553&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en "Key findings of the Opinion on Albania"] European Commission. 9 November 2010

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