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Albania

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Parliament

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Gramoz Ruçi (Male)
Year of birth
1951

Secretary general

Secretary general
Genci Gjonçaj (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
16 Oct. 2017 -

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
86
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
36
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
Not available
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
30
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Youngest member
Klajda GJOSHA (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
69
Oldest member
Sali BERISHA (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
53
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
88
Total per sex
Total of male
111
Total of female
30
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
3
31-40
20
41-45
30
46-50
31
51-60
43
61-70
14
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 3 20 30 31 43 14 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 53 Total >= 46: 88
Male 0 1 12 19 29 38 12 0 0 0 111
Female 0 2 8 11 2 5 2 0 0 0 30
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.13%0.71%1.42%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger16.31%9.22%7.09%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger37.59%22.7%14.89%

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
29
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
For each electoral zone, at least thirty per cent of the multi-name list and one of the first three names on the multi-name list shall belong to each gender.
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1920
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
ABJ! 1920 refers to the LUSHNJE Constitution in reply of 1995 and the formation of the first Republic of Albania. 1944 corresponds an important law on the Electoral System
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1920
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
According to parliament reply from 1995, Albania created a parliament in 1920 and gave women the right to vote and stand for election; however see Suffrage
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1945
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses

Women

Caucus name
Alliance of Women's MPs
Date of creation
01.2013
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No