Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 11 May 2025. The ruling Socialist Party (SP) under Prime Minister Edi Rama once again emerged as the strongest force with 52 per cent of the vote, winning the elections for the fourth time in a row. It was able to achieve an absolute majority again - as it did in 2021. It will now hold 83 of the 140 seats in parliament. The conservative Democratic Party (DP) under Sali Berisha won 34 per cent of the vote as part of the ‘Alliance for a Great Albania’ and thus won 50 of the seats. Four smaller parties also made it into parliament. For the first time, Albanians living abroad were able to take part in the parliamentary elections. Opposition leader Berisha does not want to accept the election results. He accused the ruling party of vote-buying and using state resources and called on his supporters to protest.
