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Office briefing

Kuçovë — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Albania · Kuçovë · municipal · Municipal councilAL-02-C

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Three actual election events with full reported vote vectors; certification and comparability limits stated; 3 historical entries

1. What office, where, and when is the next election?

Geography
Kuçovë
Next election
Not supplied
Linked upcoming event
None
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

No next-election date is supplied for this office.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2023-05-14

unknown · Legal certification not established · valid votes

  • PS51.0%
  • Bashkë Fitojmë22.1%
  • Partia Demokratike9.1%
  • Partia Aleanca Demokratike e Shqipërisë3.1%
  • PSD2.7%
  • Partia Balli Kombëtar2.6%
  • Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë2.2%
  • Aleanca Progresiste L.ZH.K2.1%
  • PDS2.0%
  • Partia Republikane Shqiptare1.7%
  • Partia Levizja e Legalitetit1.4%
Results for event-29c46c0f774174e33ede3dc1
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PS · PSPSalbania/20237,00551%18Recorded
Bashkë Fitojmë · Bashkë FitojmëBashkë Fitojmëalbania/20233,03922.1%8Recorded
Partia Demokratike · Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratikealbania/20231,2459.1%3Recorded
Partia Aleanca Demokratike e Shqipërisë · Partia Aleanca Demokratike e ShqipërisëPartia Aleanca Demokratike e Shqipërisëalbania/20234193.1%1Recorded
PSD · PSDPSDalbania/20233742.7%1Recorded
Partia Balli Kombëtar · Partia Balli KombëtarPartia Balli Kombëtaralbania/20233602.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë · Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisëalbania/20232992.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Aleanca Progresiste L.ZH.K · Aleanca Progresiste L.ZH.KAleanca Progresiste L.ZH.Kalbania/20232932.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PDS · PDSPDSalbania/20232812%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Republikane Shqiptare · Partia Republikane ShqiptarePartia Republikane Shqiptarealbania/20232331.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Levizja e Legalitetit · Partia Levizja e LegalitetitPartia Levizja e Legalitetitalbania/20231861.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2019-06-30

unknown · Preliminary · valid votes

  • PS82.3%
  • Partia Socialiste e Moderuar7.3%
  • PDS6.1%
  • Partia Aleanca Demokratike Shqiptare3.1%
  • PSD1.2%
Results for event-e3287d7625419656deb675dc
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PS · PSPSalbania/20197,64382.3%26Preliminary
Partia Socialiste e Moderuar · Partia Socialiste e ModeruarPartia Socialiste e Moderuaralbania/20196757.3%2Preliminary
PDS · PDSPDSalbania/20195636.1%2Preliminary
Partia Aleanca Demokratike Shqiptare · Partia Aleanca Demokratike ShqiptarePartia Aleanca Demokratike Shqiptarealbania/20192913.1%1Preliminary
PSD · PSDPSDalbania/20191161.2%0 (recorded zero)Preliminary

2015-06-21

unknown · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PS28.2%
  • Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim18.6%
  • Partia Demokratike17.2%
  • Aleanca Demokratike4.2%
  • Partia Republikane3.9%
  • Aleanca Arbnore Kombëtare3.7%
  • Partia Socialiste e Moderuar3.3%
  • G993.1%
  • Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitet2.5%
  • Partia e Çështjeve Shqiptare1.8%
  • Partia Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat1.8%
  • Partia Ligj dhe Drejtësi1.5%
  • Partia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë1.3%
  • PDS1.3%
  • Partia Socialiste e Vërtetë1.3%
  • Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit1.2%
  • FRD1.0%
  • PSD1.0%
  • Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar0.7%
  • Partia Balli Kombëtar0.7%
  • Partia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriut0.4%
  • Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë0.4%
  • Partia Unitetit Kombëtar0.3%
  • Partia Balli Kombëtar Demokrat0.2%
  • Partia Fronti i Majtë0.2%
  • Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë0.2%
  • Aleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim Europian0.1%
Results for event-9381e73c817444afcde4fe03
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PS · PSPSalbania/20155,29028.2%10Recorded
Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim · Lëvizja Socialiste për IntegrimLëvizja Socialiste për Integrimalbania/20153,50218.6%6Recorded
Partia Demokratike · Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratikealbania/20153,22117.2%6Recorded
Aleanca Demokratike · Aleanca DemokratikeAleanca Demokratikealbania/20157894.2%1Recorded
Partia Republikane · Partia RepublikanePartia Republikanealbania/20157393.9%1Recorded
Aleanca Arbnore Kombëtare · Aleanca Arbnore KombëtareAleanca Arbnore Kombëtarealbania/20156943.7%1Recorded
Partia Socialiste e Moderuar · Partia Socialiste e ModeruarPartia Socialiste e Moderuaralbania/20156153.3%1Recorded
G99 · G99G99albania/20155763.1%1Recorded
Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitet · Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitetalbania/20154732.5%1Recorded
Partia e Çështjeve Shqiptare · Partia e Çështjeve ShqiptarePartia e Çështjeve Shqiptarealbania/20153321.8%1Recorded
Partia Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat · Partia Bashkimi Liberal DemokratPartia Bashkimi Liberal Demokratalbania/20153311.8%1Recorded
Partia Ligj dhe Drejtësi · Partia Ligj dhe DrejtësiPartia Ligj dhe Drejtësialbania/20152801.5%1Recorded
Partia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë · Partia Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Demokristiane e Shqipërisëalbania/20152511.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PDS · PDSPDSalbania/20152451.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Socialiste e Vërtetë · Partia Socialiste e VërtetëPartia Socialiste e Vërtetëalbania/20152351.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit · Partia Lëvizja e LegalitetitPartia Lëvizja e Legalitetitalbania/20152171.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRD · FRDFRDalbania/20151951%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PSD · PSDPSDalbania/20151811%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar · Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim KombëtarPartia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtaralbania/20151380.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Balli Kombëtar · Partia Balli KombëtarPartia Balli Kombëtaralbania/20151250.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriut · Partia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriutPartia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriutalbania/2015840.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë · Partia Komuniste e ShqipërisëPartia Komuniste e Shqipërisëalbania/2015780.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Unitetit Kombëtar · Partia Unitetit KombëtarPartia Unitetit Kombëtaralbania/2015610.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Balli Kombëtar Demokrat · Partia Balli Kombëtar DemokratPartia Balli Kombëtar Demokratalbania/2015460.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia Fronti i Majtë · Partia Fronti i MajtëPartia Fronti i Majtëalbania/2015310.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë · Partia e Punës e ShqipërisëPartia e Punës e Shqipërisëalbania/2015290.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
Aleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim Europian · Aleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim EuropianAleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim Europianalbania/2015200.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Withheld

Unknown0–100 historical closeness

Incomplete comparable history

Comparison status: Incomplete comparable history · Incomplete comparable history

Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=28.877238968982088, previous_gap=null, oldest_gap=9.521780807327723

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not assessed

Comparison status: Latest interval · Not assessed

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: interval=Latest interval

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not assessed

Comparison status: Previous interval · Not assessed

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: interval=Previous interval

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not assessed

Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Not assessed

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: interval=Both intervals mean

5. Officeholder evidence

Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.

No officeholder observation supplied.

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

National context is listed on the polling page. It is not a local forecast.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

  • unresolved event · open

    All 122 mayor/council records now have three actual events with full reported vote vectors. Sixteen replacement/repeat contests affecting 15 mayoral offices are imported; annulled Rrogozhinë May 2023 is excluded. All 2015 votes and 1,595 seats reconcile nationally; all 2019 mayor-elect coalitions are certified. Some preliminary/secondary vote totals still lack final numeric certificates, and 2019 boycott/coalition changes prevent comparable three-event scores. 45 mayoral roster entries now have sourced control fields, with stale-source limits. Remaining officeholders, vacancy census and the proposed 46-municipality map for 2027 require verification. Dated IRI approval polling supports context only.

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “Kuçovë — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/AL-02-C. Sources: albania--url-77a0eec4a8cb93354f62d15f, albania--url-f782597095963d95be8ae9fa, albania--url-12c4ab2d76068103dd108e56.