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Upcoming elections

parliamentary election

Voted in two rounds.

presidential election

Voted in two rounds.

  • Presidential election

    2027 Albanian presidential election

    Date to be announcedPresident of Albania

    Indirect election: chosen by Assembly of Albania, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect
  • Presidential election

    2027 Albanian presidential election

    Date to be announcedPresident of the Republic

    Indirect election: chosen by Assembly of Albania, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect

How Albania is governed

System of government
Unitary parliamentary republic

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President of the Republic

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Central Election Commission of Albania

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Assembly of Albania 140 seats 路 4-year term 路 Proportional representation in twelve multi-member electoral districts corresponding to administrative regions, using closed and preferential candidate lists.

The President is the head of state and is elected indirectly by the Assembly for a five-year term, renewable once. The Prime Minister heads the government and is not directly elected nationally; the Central Election Commission administers elections through the State Election Commissioner, Regulatory Commission, and Complaints and Sanctions Commission.

kqz.gov.al Official source

Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, shall have the right to vote.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

kqz.gov.al Official source

Albania is a parliamentary republic, with legislative powers vested in the 140-member parliament elected for four-year terms.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of the Republic of Albania head of state 路 1 seats 路 5-year term 路 Indirect election by the Assembly. Up to five rounds are held; a three-fifths majority is required in the first three rounds and a majority of all Assembly members in the fourth or fifth round.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Albanian parliamentary election

Final resultsTurnout 44.8%

Seats won: all 6 lines, as in the table
Results of 2025 Albanian parliamentary election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Socialist Party of Albania Elected856,17753.3%83

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Democratic Party - Alliance for a Greater Albania Elected529,35432.9%50

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Social Democratic Party Elected49,8903.1%3

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Opportunity Party Elected48,9953.1%2

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Albania Becomes Initiative Coalition Elected64,2644%1

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Together Movement Elected24,6161.5%1

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 3,713,897 ... Voter turnout 44.8%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

odihr.osce.org News report

Socialist Party of Albania 733,922 122,255 856,177 53.27 83

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2022 Albanian presidential election 路 4 June 2022

Final results

Results of 2022 Albanian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Bajram Begaj Elected7855.7%

ambasadat.gov.al Official source

President Bajram Begaj, elected by the Assembly on June 4, 2022 for a 5-year term.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Ultimately, Begaj was elected as the successive president, receiving 78 votes in favor

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Open 2022 Albanian presidential election

Albania in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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