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Albania held Parliament ary Election s on July 3 , 2005 for all 140 seats in the unicameral Assembly Of The Republic . 100 seats were elected in single-member constituencies and 40 by a separate proportional ballot on a nationwide basis. Preliminary results show a victory for the opposition Democratic Party (PD) and its allies, prominently the Republican Party (PR), and former president Sali Berisha is expected to become the next prime minister. The proper conduct of the election was seen as crucial in maintaining Albania's eventual EU hopes. For the most part, election day was peaceful, but OSCE monitors said that the poll only partially complied with international standards, citing disorganization, improper procedures and "a few violent incidents." The Central Election Commission (CEC) received over 300 complaints. On July 14 the CEC released final results for 97 constituencies as well as the tentative national proportional results. The clear winners were the Democratic Party and its allies, though with many close constituency races between the PD and the governing Socialist Party Of Albania (PSSh). In the proportional ballot, most voters chose minor parties rather than the two major parties. The only party to win both proportional and constituency-level seats was the Socialist Movement For Integration (LSI) of former prime minister Ilir Meta , as Meta himself won the party's lone constituency mandate. Despite this, the LSI did not fulfill pre-election expectations that it might emerge as a dealmaker in the next parliament. Results SEE ALSO |
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