At stake in this election:

• 140 seats in the People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President of the Republic Alfred MOISIU
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Fatos NANO
• Assembly: Albania has a unicameral People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor) with 140 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President of the Republic is elected by the People's Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
• In the People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor), 100 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 40 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Democratic Party / (PD)*
  • Leader: Sali BERISHA
  • Seats won in this election: 56
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Socialist Party / (PSSH)
  • Leader: Fatos NANO
  • Seats won in this election: 42
  • Seats won in last election: 73
• Party: Socialist Movement for Integration / (LSI)***
  • Leader: Ilir META
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Republican Party / (PR)****
  • Leader: Fatmir MEDIU
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Social Democratic Party / (PSD)
  • Leader: Skender GJINUSHI
  • Seats won in this election: 7
  • Seats won in last election: 4
• Party: Union for Human Rights Party / (PBDNJ)
  • Leader: Vangjel DULE
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: New Democratic Party / (PDR)
  • Leader: Genc POLLO
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Party: Agrarian Environmentalist Party / (PAA)
  • Leader: Lufter XHUVELI
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Democratic Alliance Party / (AD)
  • Leader: Neritan CEKA
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Legality Movement Party / (PLL)**********
  • Leader: Ekrem SPAHIU
  • Seats won in this election: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: National Front Party / (PBK)***********
  • Leader: Adriatik ALIMADHI
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Christian Democratic Party / (PDK)
  • Leader: Nard NDOKA
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Social Democracy Party Of Albania / (PDSSh)
  • Leader: Paskal MILO
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Liberal Union Party / (BLD)
  • Leader: Arjan STAROVA
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Independent(s): Independent
  • Leader: Spiro PECI
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

* In the last election, the Democratic Party (PD), the Legality Movement Party (PLL), the Liberal Union Party (PBL), the National Front Party (PBK), and the Republican Party (PR) ran together as a coalition which won 46 seats in the parliament.
*** The Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) formed from a faction that split from the Socialist Party (PSSH) at the end of 2004.
**** In the last election, the Democratic Party (PD), the Legality Movement Party (PLL), the Liberal Union Party (PBL), the National Front Party (PBK), and the Republican Party (PR) ran together as a coalition, which won 46 seats in the parliament.
********** In the last election, the Democratic Party (PD), the Legality Movement Party (PLL), the Liberal Union Party (PBL), the National Front Party (PBK), and the Republican Party (PR) ran together as a coalition, which won 46 seats in the parliament.
*********** In the last election, the Democratic Party (PD), the Legality Movement Party (PLL), the Liberal Union Party (PBL), the National Front Party (PBK), and the Republican Party (PR) ran together as a coalition, which won 46 seats in the parliament.

Last Parliamentary election:

• The last parliamentary election was held on 24 June 2001 with subsequent rounds on 8 July, 22 July, 29 July, and 19 August 2001.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,563,112 (July 2005 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,850,821 (July 2005)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,498,085 (2005)

·         Is Albania a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Albania ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (11 May 1994)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes 

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 10 (7.14%) (2005)

·         Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Albania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (22 December 2009)

·         Has Albania ratified CRPD: Yes (11 February 2013)

·         Population with a disability: 534,466 (est.)