Albania
Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Data on women
Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.
Current representation
Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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140
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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50
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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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35.7%
Speaker
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Elisa Spiropali (Female)
Date of birth: 15 Mar 1983 - Additional information
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Elected on 28 July 2024.
Secretary general
No information available
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Foreign Affairs Committee | Foreign affairs | Mimi Kodheli | Female | 60 |
| Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights | Human rights | Klotilda Bushka | Female | 45 |
| Subcommittee on Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence against Women | Gender equality | Eglantina Gjermeni | Female | 56 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2021-09)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| Female | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Total <= 45: 47 | Total >= 46: 87 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 3.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% | |
| 22.4% | 11% | 11.2% | |
| 35.1% | 14% | 20.9% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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Yes
- Women
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29
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
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.
Sources:
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=3
Article 67 (5) of the Electoral Code as amended by Law No. 10019 of 29 December 2008.
First woman in parliament
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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1945
First woman speaker
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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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2005
Women’s suffrage
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1920
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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No information available
Notes: 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
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Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.
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1920
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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No information available
Notes: 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
Women's caucus
Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.