Meksi I Government Explained

Cabinet Name:Meksi I Government
Cabinet Number:54th
Cabinet Type:Government
Jurisdiction:Albania
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Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Aleksandër Meksi
State Head Title:President
State Head:Sali Berisha
Represented By Title:Chairperson
Political Parties:PD, PR and PSD
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Parties:PS
Opposition Leader:Fatos Nano
Election:1992 election
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Predecessor:Technical Government
Successor:Meksi II Government

The first Government of Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi also known as "The First Democratic Government", is the 54th Government of the Republic of Albania formed on 19 April 1992, following the early elections of the same year when the Democratic Party led by Sali Berisha managed to win a majority of 92 seats out of 140 in the Parliament.[1] The new government led by Meksi was approved in parliament on 13 April 1992, and took oath on 19 of the same month in the presence of the newly appointed President Sali Berisha.[2] [3]

Cabinet

The Meksi government at the beginning of its term had a structure with 23 positions, where in addition to the prime minister, there were also 2 deputy prime ministers, who also held ministerial posts, a Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, 16 ministers and 3 committee chairmen.[4] The Republican Party left the coalition on 4 December 1994.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-12-02. Rrëfehet Aleksandër Meksi: Era e ndryshimit '92-'97 -. 2021-09-24. Revista Monitor. en-US.
  2. Book: Politics, Power and the Struggle for Democracy in South-East Europe. 1997. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-59733-3. Dawisha. Karen. Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies. Cambridge. Parrott. Bruce. 321.
  3. Book: Group, Taylor & Francis. Europa World Year. 2004-07-29. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-254-1. en.
  4. Web site: 2015-09-13. Programi i Qeverisë Aleksandër Meksi (1992 - 1996). 2021-11-19. ShtetiWeb.
  5. Book: Dhimitri, Petro. Kundër komunizmit, "Jo" edhe Berishës!. 1996. Shtëpia botuese "Monroe". Tirana. Albanian. 37043739.