2017 Albanian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Albania on 19, 20, 27 and 28 April 2017, the eighth such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991. In the first through third round, no candidates were proposed and no vote took place in the Parliament of Albania.[1] In the fourth round, the incumbent Chairperson and former Prime Minister of Albania, Ilir Meta was elected as the seventh President of Albania with 87 votes.[2]

Albanian presidential election of 2017
19 April
20 April
27 April
28 April
 
Nominee Ilir Meta
Party LSI
Electoral vote 87
Percentage 97.75%
President before election

Bujar Nishani
Democratic Party

 Elected President

Ilir Meta
Socialist Movement for Integration

The Opposition of Albania did not take part in the election, due to the general boycott of the Parliament announced during the 2017 opposition protest.

The President of Albania is elected through a secret vote and without debate by the Parliament of Albania by a majority of three-fifths majority of all its members. The Constitution of Albania sets a limit to a maximum of two terms in office.[3] When this majority is not reached in the first round of voting, a second round takes place within seven days. If such a majority is still not reached, a third round must take place within a further period of seven days. If even in the first three rounds no candidate has attained the necessary majority, a further two rounds must be held within seven days, with the majority needed to win being reduced to an absolute majority or 50% +1 vote of the total Members of the Parliament. If after five rounds of voting no candidate has attained the necessary majority outlined for each round of voting in the Parliament, the Parliament will be dissolved and a general election must occur within 60 days.[4]

Results

During the first round on 19 April 2017, the second round on 20 April 2017 and the third round on 27 April 2017, no voting took place because no candidates were proposed. A three-fifths majority of 87 votes out of 140 Members of the Parliament was necessary for a candidate to be elected in the first three rounds.

At the fourth round on 28 April 2017, Ilir Meta of the Socialist Movement for Integration was elected as President of Albania, in which only an absolute majority of 71 votes out of 140 Members of the Parliament was necessary for a candidate to be elected. 87 of the members of the Parliament voted for Meta and only 2 against.

Résults of the 2017 Albanian presidential election[5][6]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Ilir Meta LSI No
candidates		 No
candidates		 No
candidates		 87 97.75
Against 2 2.25
Required majority[7] 84 votes 84 votes 84 votes 71 votes
Valid votes 89 100.00
Blank and invalid 0 0.00
Total 89 100
Abstention 51 36.43
Régistered voters/turnout 140 63.57

See also

References
  1. "Shqipëri: Dështimi i tretë për zgjedhjen e presidentit". evropaelire.org (in Albanian). 22 April 2017.
  2. "Ilir Meta, president i ri i Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). 28 April 2017.
  3. "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (pdf). wipo.int (in Albanian). p. Article 88.1.
  4. "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (pdf). wipo.int (in Albanian). p. Article 86.1.
  5. "Ilir Meta elected as new President of Albania". European Western Balkans. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. "The Latest: Albanian Parliament elects leader as president". AP News. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. Three fifths of the registered voters in the three first rounds, absolute majority of registered voters in the fourth
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