1992 Albanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 22 March 1992, with a second round of voting for eleven seats on 29 March.[1][2] The result was a victory for the opposition Democratic Party of Albania, which won 92 of the 140 seats. After the election Aleksandër Meksi became Prime Minister and Sali Berisha became President.
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Campaign
American officials supported the Democratic Party, with US Ambassador William Rierson appearing at their rallies. In response, the Socialist Party accused the Americans of providing "illegitimate support".[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Party of Albania | 1,046,193 | 57.61 | 92 | +17 | |
| Socialist Party of Albania | 433,602 | 23.87 | 38 | –131 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Albania | 73,820 | 4.06 | 7 | New | |
| Republican Party of Albania | 52,477 | 2.89 | 1 | +1 | |
| Unity for Human Rights Party | 48,923 | 2.69 | 2 | –3 | |
| Other parties | 161,127 | 8.87 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,816,142 | 100.00 | 140 | –110 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,021,169 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p133 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Albania: Elections held in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Williams, Carol J. (9 March 1992). "U.S. Gives Albania's Democrats a Helping Hand : Election: Americans, convinced Communist rule will hinder reforms, put their weight behind the opposition". Los Angeles Times.
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