The Legality Movement Party (Albanian: Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit; PLL) is a monarchist[1] political party in Albania[2] led by Shpetim Axhami.[3] It supports the return to power of the House of Zogu under Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians. In the 2001 parliamentary election it was part of the Union for Victory (Bashkimi për Fitoren) coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament. In the 2021 election, the PLL won 2 parliamentary seats, with Andia Ulliri becoming the youngest member of the 32nd legislature of Albania and Petrit Doda being the 9th most voted candidate in the Tirana provincial electoral zone.
Legality Movement Party Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit | |
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| Leader | Shpetim Axhami |
| Founded | April 1962 |
| Registered | 20 February 1992 |
| Ideology | Constitutional monarchism National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | International Monarchist Conference |
| Colors | Yellow, Red Black |
| National Assembly | 2 / 140
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| Council Seats | 22 / 1,613 |
| Website | |
| www | |
PLL is member of the International Monarchist Conference.
Election Results
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42,567 | 3.25 (#3) | 2 / 140
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 2
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Opposition |
| 2001 | Part of BF | 5 / 140
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3
|
Opposition | |
| 2005 | Did not participate | 0 / 140
|
 5
|
Opposition | |
| 2009 | 10,711 | 0.71 (#) | 0 / 140
|
 0
|
Extraparliamentary opposition |
| 2013 | 6,089 | 0.35 (#) | 0 / 140
|
0
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Extraparliamentary opposition |
| 2017 | Did not participate | 0 / 140
|
0
|
Extraparliamentary opposition | |
| 2021 | Part of PD-AN | 2 / 140
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2
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Opposition | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 6 October 2002.
- ^ Mudde, Cas (2000). "Extreme-right Parties in Eastern Europe". Patterns of Prejudice. 34 (1): 5–27. doi:10.1080/00313220008559132. S2CID 143778926.
- ^ "Axhami: Shqipëria ende nuk ka vendosur standardet e demokracisë". VOA (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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