Next Albanian parliamentary election

2029 Albanian parliamentary election
By 3 June 2029
All 140 seats in the Kuvendi
71 seats needed for a majority
 
Candidate Edi Rama Sali Berisha Adriatik Lapaj
Party PS PD LSHB
Last election 53.3%, 83 seats 32.9%, 50 seats 4.0%, 1 seat
Current seats 83 50 1
Seats needed 21 70
 
Candidate Tom Doshi Agron Shehaj Arlind Qori
Party PSD PM LB
Last election 3.1%, 3 seats 3.1%, 2 seats 1.5%, 1 seat
Current seats 3 2 1
Seats needed 68 69 70
Incumbent Prime Minister

Edi Rama
PS



Parliamentary elections will be held in Albania by 3 June 2029.

Electoral system

The electoral system of Albania is constructed upon the principles defined in the constitution and the electoral code. As a parliamentary republic, Albania implements a regional proportional representation method that allocates seats in the parliament according to the proportion of votes garnered by political parties in a multi-party system.[1][2][3] The parliament is composed of 140 representatives with a term of four years.[2] The constitution codifies substantial democratic principles, stipulating that voting rights are equal, free, and conducted through secret ballot.[4][5]

All citizens of Albania, upon reaching the age of 18 and have not been deprived of voting rights, are permitted to participate in elections.[6] The electoral code also establishes comprehensive procedures for voter registration, ensuring that all eligible citizens can participate fully in the process. The allocation of representatives in the parliament is integrated on population size within 12 electoral districts, which correspond to the administrative regions of Albania.[3] To ensure proportional representation, the D'Hondt method is employed for seat distribution to parties, contingent upon an electoral threshold of 1%.[3] In the 2025 election, 46 seats were filled by politicians on closed lists and one-third of the politicians elected to the parliament needed to be women.[7]

Call for constitutional reform

Starting in January 2026, Prime Minister Edi Rama invited the opposition to cooperate on constitutional changes in Parliament, aiming to reduce the size of the Albanian Parliament from 140 to around 100 members. He emphasized that any constitutional reform should go beyond electoral reform and be led by an expert initiative group with sufficient time, resources, and commitment. Rama stated that the ambition is to complete and adopt constitutional reform by the end of the parliamentary mandate.[8]

Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha stated that a Senate could be useful and argued that if Albania were to establish a Senate, the number of deputies should be reduced. He also supported increasing the number of municipalities and set conditions for reform, including the inclusion of ODHIR in the Electoral Reform Commission and the participation of Council of Europe experts in territorial reform.[9]

References

  1. ^ OSCE 1998, p. 1, Article 1.
  2. ^ a b OSCE 1998, p. 12, Article 64.
  3. ^ a b c OSCE 2021, p. 6.
  4. ^ OSCE 1998, p. 9, Article 45.
  5. ^ OSCE 1998, p. 14, Article 73.
  6. ^ OSCE 1998, p. 8, Article 45.
  7. ^ "Electoral lists divide power between party leaders and voters in Albania's upcoming elections". Albanian Times. 22 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Rama warns of constitutional changes, says that out of 140 deputies, the Albanian Parliament could have 100". Reporteri. Retrieved 9 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "VIDEO/ "For the Senate, reduce the number of deputies", Berisha shows the DP's condition for the Territorial and Electoral Reform". Retrieved 10 February 2026.

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