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The Socialist Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë, PS or PSSh) is a
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political party in Albania. It has been described as centre-left, to left-wing. It was founded on 13 June 1991. The PS is an associate of the Party of European Socialists and a member of the Socialist International, and holds pro-European views.


History

The PS' predecessor, the
Party of Labour of Albania The Party of Labour of Albania ( sq, Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh), sometimes referred to as the Albanian Workers' Party (AWP), was the ruling and sole legal party of Albania during the communist period (1945–1991). It was founded o ...
(''Partia e Punës së Shqipërisë - PPSH''), was formed in November 1941, and has been known as the Socialist Party (''Partia Socialiste - PSSH'') since 1991, when it survived in the wake of the dramatic changes that had taken place in Albania since 1989. PPSH was the Albanian Communist party under its founder and longtime leader
Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...
and the only ruling party in the country since the end of World War II. Hoxha's successor Ramiz Alia was forced to introduce limited reforms in the late 1980s. On 11 December 1990, Alia announced that the PPSh had given up its monopoly of power. The PPSh won the
1991 Albanian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 31 March 1991, with later rounds on 7 April and 14 April. They were the first multi-party elections since 1923, and were held after the formation of new p ...
, the first free elections held in the country in almost 80 years. By this time, it was no longer a
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party. At an extraordinary congress on 10–13 June 1991, the PPSh voted to change its name to the PS in an effort to survive in the new system. Fatos Nano, a man from the
intelligentsia The intelligentsia is a status class composed of the university-educated people of a society who engage in the complex mental labours by which they critique, shape, and lead in the politics, policies, and culture of their society; as such, the in ...
, was elected the new chairman. Nano helped to reform the old Communist party and made it a member of the Socialist International. A faction of the party, led by
Ilir Meta Ilir Rexhep Meta (; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician. He served as President of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022. Previously Meta served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and he was Speaker of the Parliament of Albania f ...
, split away from the PS in 2004 and formed the Socialist Movement for Integration (''Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim'', LSI). On 10 October 2005, Nano resigned as the chairman of the PS after losing the
2005 Albanian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 3 July 2005. The result was a victory for the opposition Democratic Party (PD) and its allies, prominently the Republican Party (PR). Former president Sali Berisha became prime minister as a result ...
, and was succeeded by Edi Rama. Under Rama's lead, the PS formed the ''Alliance for a European Albania'', which united several centre-left to left-wing political parties, including PS, LSI, the
Social Democratic Party of Albania The Social Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë, PSD or PSDSH) is a minor party, minor social democracy, social-democratic list of political parties in Albania, political party in Albania. Its founder is Skënd ...
(PSD), the
Social Democracy Party of Albania The Social Democracy Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Demokracia Sociale e Shqipërisë) is a social-democratic Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a ...
(PDS), the Communist Party of Albania (PKSh), the
Communist Party of Albania 8 November Communist Party of Albania 8 November (in Albanian: ''Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë 8 Nëntori'') is a political party in Albania. It is led by Preng Çuni. In the 2007 municipal elections, PKSH 8 Nëntori won one seat in three municipalities; ...
(PKSh 8 Nëntori), the
Green Party of Albania The Green Party of Albania ( sq, Partia e Gjelbër or Të gjelbrit, PGJ), is a political party in Albania that follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. PGJ is a full member of Global Gree ...
(PGJ), the
Reorganised Party of Labour of Albania The Reorganized Party of Labour of Albania ( sq, Partia e Punes e Shqiperise e Riorganizuar) is a communist party in Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë ...
(PPShR) and many other movements: the alliance won the
2013 Albanian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 23 June 2013. The result was a victory for the Alliance for a European Albania led by the Socialist Party and its leader, Edi Rama. Incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party-led ...
, thus returning the Socialists to the government after 8 years. The Socialist Party, now running alone, again won the 2017 election and the 2021 election, winning 74 seats in both of them and is thus currently able to rule Albania alone, although it is externally supported by the Social Democratic Party in parliament.


Political positions

In its 2013 party platform, the party has pledged to replace the
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with a progressive tax, and also supports universal health care. Party leader Edi Rama has indicated that he supports
LGBT rights in Albania Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Albania face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, due in part to the lack of legal recognition for same-sex couples in the country and prevailing negative attitudes about ...
. The party is also pro-European, supports the
accession of Albania to the European Union Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union (EU). It applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June 2014 been an official candidate for accession. The Council of the European Union decided in M ...
, NATO membership, and considers Kosovo "Albania's main strategic partner and ally".


Party leaders


Election results


Logos

The current logo is based on the fist and rose logo in the version created by
José María Cruz Novillo José María Cruz Novillo ( Cuenca, 1936) is a Spanish sculptor, engraver, painter and designer. Cruz Novillo began painting in his native town in 1950 and in 1958 moved to Madrid.. He designed many logos. Among them, that of the newspaper El ...
for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party in 1977. Partia Socialiste.svg, since 2013


See also

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Political Academy of the Socialist Party of Albania The Political Academy of the Socialist Party of Albania or simply Political Academy ( sq, Akademia Politike e Partisë Socialiste; short: AP) is the first academy of modern left-wing leadership in Albania. It is an academy established by the Social ...


References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Socialist Party of Albania Political parties in Albania Social democratic parties Socialism in Albania