| Country: | Albania |
| Previous Election: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 140 seats in the Parliament of Albania |
| Majority Seats: | 71 |
| Election Date: | 23 June 2013 |
| Turnout: | 53.46% |
| Heading1: | Alliance for a European Albania (83 seats) |
| Party1: | Socialist Party of Albania |
| Percentage1: | 41.36 |
| Seats1: | 65 |
| Last Election1: | 65 |
| Party2: | Socialist Movement for Integration |
| Percentage2: | 10.46 |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Last Election2: | 4 |
| Party3: | Unity for Human Rights Party |
| Percentage3: | 0.85 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Last Election3: | 1 |
| Party4: | Christian Democratic Party of Albania |
| Percentage4: | 0.46 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Last Election4: | new |
| Party5: | Democratic Party of Albania |
| Percentage5: | 30.63 |
| Seats5: | 50 |
| Last Election5: | 68 |
| Party6: | Republican Party of Albania |
| Percentage6: | 3.02 |
| Seats6: | 3 |
| Last Election6: | 1 |
| Party7: | Party for Justice, Integration and Unity |
| Percentage7: | 2.61 |
| Seats7: | 4 |
| Last Election7: | 1 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Sali Berisha |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of Albania |
| After Election: | Edi Rama |
| After Party: | Socialist Party of Albania |
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 23 June 2013.[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance for a European Albania led by the Socialist Party and its leader, Edi Rama.[2] Incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party-led Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration conceded defeat on 26 June.[3]
The previous parliamentary elections were held on 28 June 2009 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party of Albania-led Alliance of Change, which received 46.92 of the vote, winning 70 of the 140 seats. The opposition Union for Change headed by Edi Rama of the Socialist Party received almost 45.34% of the vote and won the other 66 seats. The Democratic Party led by Sali Berisha formed the government with Berisha as Prime Minister.
The 140 members of Parliament were elected in twelve multi-member constituencies based on the twelve counties using closed list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of 3% for parties and 5% for alliances.[4] Seats were allocated to alliances using the d'Hondt method, then to political parties using the Sainte-Laguë method.[5]
| County | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berat | 8 | |
| 2 | Dibër | 6 | |
| 3 | Durrës | 13 | |
| 4 | Elbasan | 14 | |
| 5 | Fier | 16 | |
| 6 | Gjirokastër | 5 | |
| 7 | Korçë | 12 | |
| 8 | Kukës | 4 | |
| 9 | Lezhë | 7 | |
| 10 | Shkodër | 11 | |
| 11 | Tirana | 32 | |
| 12 | Vlorë | 12 |
Prior to the election two major coalitions were formed, whilst four parties and two independent candidates ran alone.[6] In total there were 66 parties.
| Pollster | Date | PD | PS | AK | LSI | FRD | PDIU | Participation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party polling | |||||||||
| Kult[7] | 8–14 December 2012 | 29.6% | 36.5% | 14.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 71.0% | ||
| Gazeta Dita[8] | 17–20 December 2012[9] | 31.0% | 37.1% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% | |||
| AlbStat[10] | 28 December 2012 | 31.4% | 40.4% | 15.2% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 77.1% | ||
| AlbStat[11] | 21–28 January 2013 | 31.2% | 41.2% | 15.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 77.5% | ||
| Kult[12] | 22–31 January 2013 | 30.1% | 41.2% | 14.9% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 75% | ||
| Soros[13] | February 2013 | 22.7% | 19.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 52.2% | |
| Istituto Piepoli[14] | May 2013 | 37.5% | 42.5% | 2.5% | 5% | 5% | 797 | ||
| IPR Marketing[15] | May/June 2013 | 38.5% | 40% | 2% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1000 | |
| Istituto Piepoli[16] | June 2013 | 38% | 42.5% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 1000 | ||
| Pollster | Date | APMI | ASHE | AK | FRD | Participation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istituto Piepoli | May 2013 | 42.5% | 50.5% | 2.5% | 5% | 797 | |||
| IPR Marketing | May/June 2013 | 43% | 50% | 2% | 3.7% | 1,000 | |||
| Istituto Piepoli | June 2013 | 42.5% | 51% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1,000 | |||
| NOA Agency[17] | May 2013 | 58.8% | 41.2% | 8,177 | |||||
| Albeu[18] | May 2013 | 42.5% | 43.3% | 8.5% | 3.4% | 20,886 | |||
| Seats polling | |||||||||
| Pollster | Date | APMI | ASHE | AK | FRD | Participation | |||
| Istituto Piepoli | June 2013 | 66 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1,000 | |||
The Central Election Commission was criticised for not replacing three of the seven member committee who had resigned in April following a dispute between the government and the opposition.
On election day, a shootout occurred in Laç resulting in the death of the LSI activist Gjon Pjeter Gjoni and injuring the PD candidate Mhill Fufi.
| County | Socialist | Democratic | PDIU | Republican | Other parties | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Seats | Votes | % | S | Votes | % | S | Votes | % | S | Votes | % | S | Votes | % | S | Votes | % | S |
| Berat | 8 | 42,897 | 46.94% | 4 | 19,022 | 20.81% | 2 | 21,549 | 23.58% | 2 | 783 | 0.86% | 0 | 1,962 | 2.15% | 0 | 5,183 | 5.67% | 0 |
| Dibër | 6 | 25,103 | 33.66% | 2 | 30,137 | 40.41% | 3 | 10,019 | 13.43% | 1 | 248 | 0.33% | 0 | 2,219 | 2.98% | 0 | 6,856 | 9.19% | 0 |
| Durrës | 13 | 60,833 | 39.24% | 6 | 52,703 | 34.00% | 5 | 11,605 | 7.49% | 1 | 3,785 | 2.44% | 0 | 10,519 | 6.79% | 1 | 15,586 | 10.05% | 0 |
| Elbasan | 14 | 75,086 | 43.26% | 6 | 46,788 | 29.96% | 4 | 18,484 | 10.65% | 2 | 12,110 | 6.98% | 1 | 6,266 | 3.61% | 1 | 14,842 | 8.55% | 0 |
| Fier | 16 | 89,637 | 44.18% | 9 | 46,374 | 22.86% | 4 | 19,677 | 9.70% | 2 | 9,058 | 4.46% | 1 | 3,881 | 1.91% | 0 | 34,235 | 16.87% | 0 |
| Gjirokastër | 5 | 25,148 | 42.36% | 3 | 13,509 | 22.76% | 1 | 11,534 | 19.43% | 1 | 196 | 0.33% | 0 | 2,642 | 4.45% | 0 | 6,332 | 10.67% | 0 |
| Korçë | 12 | 63,584 | 43.50% | 6 | 47,061 | 32.20% | 5 | 14,416 | 9.86% | 1 | 1,440 | 0.99% | 0 | 4,442 | 3.03% | 0 | 15,216 | 10.41% | 0 |
| Kukës | 4 | 11,384 | 24.32% | 1 | 22,428 | 47.91% | 3 | 5,648 | 12.06% | 0 | 541 | 1.16% | 0 | 2,397 | 5.12% | 0 | 4,419 | 9.44% | 0 |
| Lezhë | 7 | 26,433 | 32.90% | 2 | 31,605 | 39.34% | 4 | 8,820 | 10.98% | 1 | 594 | 0.74% | 0 | 1,388 | 1.73% | 0 | 11,503 | 14.32% | 0 |
| Shkodër | 11 | 37,984 | 31.12% | 4 | 45,799 | 37.53% | 5 | 12,772 | 10.46% | 1 | 247 | 0.20% | 0 | 4,930 | 4.04% | 0 | 20,312 | 16.65% | 1 |
| Tiranë | 32 | 198,837 | 44.05% | 16 | 151,472 | 33.56% | 11 | 35,394 | 7.84% | 3 | 9,173 | 2.03% | 1 | 10,561 | 2.34% | 1 | 45,970 | 10.18% | 0 |
| Vlorë | 12 | 56,481 | 46.62% | 6 | 21,475 | 17.72% | 3 | 10,552 | 8.71% | 1 | 6,782 | 5.60% | 1 | 981 | 0.81% | 0 | 24,890 | 20.54% | 1 |
| Albania | 44,957 | 2.61% | 4 | 205,404 | 11.91% | 2 | |||||||||||||
See main article: Rama Government. Early on election day both Sali Berisha and Edi Rama claimed victory.[19] On 25 June, Edi Rama gave his victory speech saying, "I will be your prime minister, but also your prime servant. The duty will be mine; the authority will be yours."[20] On 26 June, after vote counting was finally complete, the outgoing Prime Minister, Sali Berisha, publicly accepted the result, took responsibility for the loss, resigned from his functions in the Democratic Party, and wished his opponent well in his new duties.[3]