| Parliament name |
Albanian Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
16 May 1997
Last updated on 21 April 2009 (Constitutional amendments) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 140 |
| Constituencies |
12 multi-member constituencies corresponding to Albania's 12 administrative regions (from 4 to 32 seats) |
| Voting system |
Proportional:
All the 140 members of the Parliament are elected through a proportional representation system within constituencies corresponding to the 12 administrative regions.
Seats are firstly allocated to electoral coalitions in a regional constituency using D'Hondt divisors (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, et seq.), and secondly to political parties within a coalition using Sainte-Laguë divisors (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, et seq.).
The threshold to win parliamentary representation is 3 percent for political parties and 5 per cent for pre-election coalitions.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by the "next-in-line" candidate of the same party.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Albanian citizenship
- disqualifications: court decision of unlawful act, insanity, imprisonment, arrest |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- Qualified electors
- age: 18 years
- Albanian citizenship
- permanent residence in country for at least six months |
| Incompatibilities |
(not applicable) |
| Candidacy requirements |
- nomination by legally recognized political or social organizations/associations
- support of 300 or more electors in the case of independent candidates
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