Parliament of Albania

Parliament of Albania Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
Legislature XIX - Legislature VIII
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairperson	Ilir Meta, LSI
Parliamentary Leaders	Eduard Paloka (Democrats), Gramoz Ruçi (Socialists), Petrit Vasili (SI Movement), Fatmir Mediu (Republicans), Shpëtim Idrizi (PDIU)
Structure
Seats	140
Political groups	ASHE (Left: Social-democratic) (85)      APMI (Right: Conservative) (55)
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation
Last election	23 June 2013
Next election	18 June 2017
Meeting place
Website
www.parlament.al
Footnotes
For current list of members see list of members.

The Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë or Kuvendi), formerly the People's Parliament (Albanian: Kuvendi Popullor), is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Albania. It has 140 members, elected for four-year terms. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the country's 12 administrative regions. Within any constituency, parties must meet a threshold of three percent of votes; pre-election coalitions must meet a threshold of five percent. All laws passed by the parliament are published by the Albanian Official Journal (Albanian: Fletorja Zyrtare), the official journal of the government of Albania.

The legislative system in Albania has evolved under many different regimes, most notably in the period before 1947. From 1920 to 1923, Albania's legislature was known as the National Council (Albanian: Këshillit Kombëtar). During the era of the Albanian Republic, Albania had a bicameral legislature, consisting of a Senate (Albanian: Senatit) and a Chamber of Deputies (Albanian: Dhomës së Deputetëve). From 1928 to 1939, during the era of the first iteration of the Albanian Kingdom Albania's legislature was known simply as the Parliament (Albanian: Parlamentit). From 1940-1943, during the Italian occupation of Albania and the existence of the 1939 Albanian Kingdom, Albania's legislature was known as the Supreme Fascist Cooperative (Albanian: Epërm Fashist Koorporativ). From 1943 to 1944, during Nazi occupation of Albania and the formation of the 1943 Albanian Kingdom, Albania's legislature was known as the National Assembly (Albanian: Kuvendit Kombëtar). From 1944 to late 1945, a National Anti-fascist Liberation Council (Albanian: Këshilli Antifashist Nacionalçlirimtar) was formed by politicians opposing the Nazi puppet government.