New Democratic Party (Albania)
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New Democratic Party Partia Demokrate e Re | |
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Leader | Genc Pollo |
Founded | 1999 |
Dissolved | 2009 |
Split from | Democratic Party of Albania |
Merged into | Democratic Party of Albania |
Headquarters | Tirana |
Ideology | Conservatism Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
European affiliation | European Peoples Party (observer) |
Colours | Blue, Yellow |
Website | |
pdr-al.org | |
The New Democratic Party (Albanian: Partia Demokrate e Re) was a centre-right, conservative[1] political party in Albania founded in 1999 as a split from the Democratic Party of Albania. It was led by Genc Pollo.[2]
PDR was part of the Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Welfare coalition. In the parliamentary elections of 2005 PDR won four seats on the proportional list.
It was an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). October 2008 Genc Pollo and Sali Berisha, Prime Minister and head of the Democratic Party, the senior party in the government coalition, announced their parties will merge. The NDP separated reunited with the DP again in 2009.
Election results[]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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2001 | 68,181 | 5.06 (#3) | 6 / 140
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0 | Opposition |
2005 | 101,373 | 7.42 (#6) | 4 / 140
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1 | Coalition |
References[]
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 6 October 2002.
- ^ "Ja partitë politike me emra të çuditshëm, 114 regjistrime ne Gjykatë" [Here are the political parties with strange names, 114 Court Records]. Gazeta Tema – Gazeta me e lexuar shqiptare (in Albanian). 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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- Defunct political parties in Albania
- Political parties established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Albania
- Political parties disestablished in 2009
- 2009 disestablishments in Albania
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