Albanian state

Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic and a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and also an official candidate for membership in the European Union..

The political system is laid out in the 1998 constitution. The Parliament of Albania adopted the current Constitution of Albania on 28 November 1998. Due to political instability, the country has had many constitutions during its history. Albania was initially constituted as a monarchy in 1913, briefly a republic in 1925, then it returned to a democratic monarchy in 1928. It later became a socialist republic until the restoration of capitalism and democracy in 1992.

The President of Albania represents the unity of the Albanian people in the country and abroad as the head of state and is also the commander-in-chief of the Military of Albania. The President maintains regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and territorial integrity of Albania. He or she appoints Prime Ministers on the basis of the balance of power in the Parliament, grants pardons and awards decorations and other state awards. The Prime Minister of Albania is the head of government of a multi-party system.

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