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Social Democratic Party of Albania Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë
Abbreviation	PSD
Leader	Tom Doshi
Founder	Skënder Gjinushi
Founded	March 1991
Headquarters	Rr. Hoxha Tasim, nr. 187/1, Tirana
Ideology	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International (1992–2014)
Colours	Green and red
National Assembly	3 / 140
Council Seats	115 / 1,613
Website
psd.al
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The Social Democratic Party of Albania (Albanian: Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë, PSD or PSDSH) is a minor social-democratic political party in Albania. Its founder is Skënder Gjinushi, a former Minister of Education (1987–1991) and Speaker of Parliament (1997–2001).

History

The PSD was formed in March 1991, and was admitted into Socialist International at its XIX congress in 1992. The party contested the 1992 parliamentary elections, winning seven seats. It did not run in the 1996 elections, but returned to contest the elections the following year in an alliance with the Socialist Party, with the PSD winning nine seats.

In the 2001 elections the party was reduced to four seats. The 2005 elections saw the party increase its representation back to seven seats. For the 2009 elections it was part of the "Unification for Changes" alliance, but received just 1.8% of the national vote and lost all its seats. In the 2017 elections the Social Democratic Party won one seat. The 2021 elections saw the party win three seats.

Election results

Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Rank	Status
1992	Skënder Gjinushi	73,820	4.04	7 / 140		3rd	Opposition
1996		25,019	1.52	0 / 140	7	8th	Extra-parliamentary
1997		245,181	17.35	9 / 140	9	3rd	Coalition
2001		48,911	3.65	4 / 140	5	4th	Coalition
2005		174,103	12.74	7 / 140	3	4th	Opposition
2009		26,700	1.76	0 / 140	7	5th	Extra-parliamentary
2013		10,220	0.59	0 / 140	0	9th	Extra-parliamentary
2017		14,993	0.95	1 / 140	1	5th	Support (2017–20)
							Opposition (2020–21)
2021	Tom Doshi	35,477	2.25	3 / 140	2	4th	Support

1. In coalition with PS
2. Compensatory

References

1. ^ "European Election Watch Albania". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe.
3. ^ Paul G. Lewis (2000). Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-415-20182-7. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
4. "Albania".
5. Decisions on Membership of the Socialist International Socialist International
6. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p142 ISBN 9783832956097
7. Nohlen & Stöver, pp.140–142

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