Twenty-Third Legislature of Albania Legjislatura e njëzet e tre e Shqipërisë | |
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| XXIII Legislature III Pluralist Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | Four years |
| History | |
| Founded | March 22, 1992 (1992-03-22) |
| Disbanded | May 26, 1996 (1996-05-26) |
| Preceded by | 22nd Legislature |
| Succeeded by | 24th Legislature |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 140 deputies |
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Political groups | Government (86) Opposition (54) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 March 1992 |
TheTwenty-third Legislature of Albania (Albanian:Legjislatura e njëzet e tre e Shqipërisë ), officially known as theIII Pluralist Legislature of Albania (Albanian:Legjislatura e III Pluraliste e Shqipërisë), was the legislature ofAlbania following the1992 Albanian Parliamentary election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to theAlbanian Parliament. The party of thePrime MinisterAleksandër Meksi,PD, had originally obtained majority of 100 deputies.Sali Berisha was elected asPresident of Albania.
The two largest political parties inAlbania are theSocialist Party (PS) and theDemocratic Party (PD). The former Communist party rebranded as the Socialist Party would come in second place with 38 deputies. Following is a list of political parties and alliances with representation in the Parliament by the 1992 elections. The Democrats originally held 92 seats. However, due to disruptions between members 6 out of the 92 members of the Democratic Party withdrew from the parties institutions. Led by former parliamentary group leaderNeritan Ceka. He andArben Imami would go on into created theDemocratic Alliance Party.[1] Which would consist of 6 Democrat dissidents. While not just Neritan Ceka. Petrit Kalakulla would ultimately be expelled from the Democratic party where he would go on and create the Right Democratic Party. His explosion was due to the claims he had made during the parliamentary session that it would be more ennobling for him if someone called him a "fascist" than a "communist".[2] In 1994 The Republican party and the Social Democratic party would pull out of the Democratic parties coalition.[3] Some of the Social Democratic party members would go on to create theLiberal Democratic Union which was originally known as Social Democratic Union Party. Which was led by Teodor Laço.[4]
Composition as shows following the end of the 23rd parliament session:
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Leader | Ideology | MPs | |
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| Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë | PD | 1990 | Tritan Shehu | Liberal conservatism,Conservatism,Centre-right | 85 / 140 | |
| Socialist Party of Albania Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë | PS | 1991 | Fatos Nano | Social democracy,Centre-left | 38 / 140 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Albania Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë | PSD | 1991 | Skënder Gjinushi | Social democracy,Centre-left | 6 / 140 | |
| Democratic Alliance Party Partia Aleanca Demokratike | AD | 1992 | Neritan Ceka | Liberalism,Centre | 6 / 140 | |
| Unity for Human Rights Party Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut | PBDNJ | 1992 | Vasil Melo | Social Liberalism,Greekminority interests,Centre | 2 / 140 | |
| Republican Party of Albania Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë | PR | 1991 | Sabri Godo | National conservatism,Social conservatism,Centre-right | 1 / 140 | |
| Right Democratic Party Partia Demokratike e Djathtë | PDD | 1995 | Petrit Kalakulla | Conservatism,Far Right | 1 / 140 | |
| Social Democratic Union Party Partia Bashkimi Social Demokrat | BSD | 1995 | Teodor Laço | Liberalism,Social democracy,Centre | 1 / 140 |