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The '''Albanian parliamentary election of 1923''' was the third election held in [[Albania]]. It was the last free election held in Albania until 1990. |
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{{Infobox legislative election |
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| country = Principality of Albania |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| previous_election = [[1921 Albanian parliamentary election|1921]] |
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| next_election = [[1925 Albanian parliamentary election|1925]] |
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| seats_for_election = All 102 seats in the [[Assembly of Albania| Assembly]] |
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| majority_seats = 52 |
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| election_date = November–December 1923 |
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| nopercentage = yes |
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| first_election = yes |
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| party1 = Zogu faction |
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| colour1 = #FFFF05 |
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| leader1 = [[Zog I|Ahmed Zogu]] |
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| seats1 = 44 |
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| party2 = [[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] |
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| colour2 = #67BB31 |
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| leader2 = |
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| seats2 = 39 |
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| party3 = Independents |
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| leader3 = – |
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| seats3 = 19 |
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| title = [[Prime Minister of Albania|Prime Minister]] |
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| posttitle = Prime Minister after the election |
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| before_election = [[Zog I| Ahmet Zogu]] |
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| after_election = [[Zog I| Ahmet Zogu]] |
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}}{{Politics of Albania}} |
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Constituent Assembly elections were held in [[Albania]] in November and December 1923,<ref>Kosta Barjaba 2004) ''Albania's Democratic Elections, 1991-1997: Analyses, Documents and Data'', p28</ref><ref>Robert Elsie (2010) [https://books.google.com/books?id=6inIiCF_930C&pg=PA105 ''Historical Dictionary of Albania''] p105</ref> with the second round taking place on 27 December.<ref name=RCA/> |
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==Background== |
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During 1923 tensions had been building between religious groups, with Christians unhappy at former Ottoman officials continuing to take advantage of their position and taxes from the wealthier Christian parts of the country subsidising a government led by the Muslim [[Ahmet Zogu]].<ref name=MV>Miranda Vickers (2011) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=vtQABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT74 The Albanians: A Modern History]'', pp73–74</ref> Following several political assassinations, in August Zogu agreed to a Constituent Assembly being elected later in the year.<ref name=MV/> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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Zogu's faction won 44 seats and opposition candidates 39. The 19 independent candidates, most of whom were conservative, gave their support to Zogu, allowing him to form a government.<ref name=RCA>Robert Clegg Austin (2012) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Mwi137osWhMC&pg=PA36 Founding a Balkan State: Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920-1925]'', University of Toronto Press, pp36–37</ref> |
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{{electiontable|Albanian parliamentary election, 1923}}'''Summary of the 1923 [[Assembly of the Republic of Albania|Assembly]] of the [[Principality of Albania]] election results |
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However, opposition parties alleged there had been electoral fraud, claiming that their strong performance in the first round of voting should have led to them winning a majority in the second round.<ref name=RCA/> The ''Dielli'' newspaper reported that the government had terrorised the electors into voting for their candidates.<ref name=RCA/> |
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(''Final results'') |
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==Aftermath== |
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" rowspan=1|Parties |
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The new parliament convened for the first time on 21 January 1924.<ref>[https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/albania-1913-present/ 13. Albania (1913-present)] University of Central Arkansas</ref> Although Zogu was narrowly re-elected as Prime Minister, he resigned two weeks later, allowing [[Shefqet Vërlaci]] to become head of government.<ref name=MV/> |
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" rowspan=1|Seats |
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|align=left|[[Ahmet Zogu|Zogist]] group |
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|align="right" |26 |
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|align=left|Liberal Opposition |
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|align="right" |36 |
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|align=left|Popular Party (''also known as Clique'') |
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|align="right" |1 |
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|align=left|Independent (''Pavarur'') |
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|align="right" |14 |
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|colspan="8"|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albaniainbrief.com/Albanian%20History/1920-1925%20Main%20Events.htm |accessdate=May 23, 2011 |title=Main events between 1920-1925 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601023159/http://albaniainbrief.com/Albanian%20History/1920-1925%20Main%20Events.htm |archivedate=June 1, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1923 elections in Europe]] |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Albania in November and December 1923,[1][2] with the second round taking place on 27 December.[3]
Background
[edit]During 1923 tensions had been building between religious groups, with Christians unhappy at former Ottoman officials continuing to take advantage of their position and taxes from the wealthier Christian parts of the country subsidising a government led by the Muslim Ahmet Zogu.[4] Following several political assassinations, in August Zogu agreed to a Constituent Assembly being elected later in the year.[4]
Results
[edit]Zogu's faction won 44 seats and opposition candidates 39. The 19 independent candidates, most of whom were conservative, gave their support to Zogu, allowing him to form a government.[3]
However, opposition parties alleged there had been electoral fraud, claiming that their strong performance in the first round of voting should have led to them winning a majority in the second round.[3] The Dielli newspaper reported that the government had terrorised the electors into voting for their candidates.[3]
Aftermath
[edit]The new parliament convened for the first time on 21 January 1924.[5] Although Zogu was narrowly re-elected as Prime Minister, he resigned two weeks later, allowing Shefqet Vërlaci to become head of government.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kosta Barjaba 2004) Albania's Democratic Elections, 1991-1997: Analyses, Documents and Data, p28
- ^ Robert Elsie (2010) Historical Dictionary of Albania p105
- ^ a b c d Robert Clegg Austin (2012) Founding a Balkan State: Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920-1925, University of Toronto Press, pp36–37
- ^ a b c Miranda Vickers (2011) The Albanians: A Modern History, pp73–74
- ^ 13. Albania (1913-present) University of Central Arkansas
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