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Dimal — Municipal council

Albania register

Dimal

Municipal council

Next: Date pending. Window: 8 September 2026 to 8 March 2028. Checked 11 September 2026.

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

Expected 2027 ordinary municipal cycle; formal polling day and final territorial map pending. Current 61-municipality map is a planning register. The 2019 opposition boycott prevents comparable three-event competitiveness and volatility scores. Reported count totals and certified winners are distinguished; the largest council list is not treated as the governing coalition. A 8 September statement proposes reducing 61 municipalities to 46; enacted boundaries and crosswalk are not yet verified.

Historical screen

Competition: Unavailable / 100. Latest eligible gap: 28.30 pp. Weighted gap: Unavailable pp. Grouped Pedersen: Unavailable pp. Margin dispersion: Unavailable pp.

Withheld: 2019 opposition boycott and party/coalition continuity break electorate comparability

Polling and governing control

Dated national approval context: April–May IRI survey reports a 49% positive / 49% negative government evaluation. No comparable party-voting trend or local government-change signal established

Polling evidence

Current governing arrangement not independently established; the historical leading party is not assumed to govern.

Recorded historical entries

2023-05-14 — Ordinary election

Full published candidate/list vector; official archive snapshot 28 June 2023

Basis: Valid candidate/list votes

Albania 2023 official election-night archive; snapshot 28 June 2023 — Official published results archive; later repeat/certification changes may supersede

Outcome at that election: Elected seat majority: PS 11/21; post-election coalition not established from the return

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS509945.4011
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike192117.104
Bashkë FitojmëBashkë Fitojmë134011.933
Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë8567.621
PSDPSD8167.271
Partia Republikane ShqiptarePartia Republikane Shqiptare4984.431
PGJPGJ4153.700
Partia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet1771.580
Partia Levizja e LegalitetitPartia Levizja e Legalitetit1090.970

2019-06-30 — Ordinary election

Official preliminary vote totals; 2019 opposition boycott makes electorate non-comparable; certified elected-councillor party totals retained separately where party labels are unmatched

Basis: Valid candidate/list votes

Albania 2019 Dimal published municipal council vote totals — Official preliminary municipal count table

Outcome at that election: Elected seat majority: PS 15/21; post-election coalition not established from the return

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS558974.3615
Partia Unitetit KombëtarPartia Unitetit Kombëtar7439.892
PDSPDS4586.091
PGJPGJ2493.311
PSDPSD2473.291
Partia Aleanca Per Demokraci Dhe SolidaritetPartia Aleanca Per Demokraci Dhe Solidaritet2303.061

2015-06-21 — Ordinary council election

Full official final bulletin vote vector; all municipal vote totals and all 1,595 council seats reconcile to the official national summary

Basis: Published final candidate/list vote total

Albania 2015 CEC final results bulletin: all 61 municipal mayor and council returns — Official

Outcome at that election: No single electoral list held an absolute majority of the 21 elected seats; post-election coalition not established from the return

All candidate/list votes sum to the printed final result total. Earlier ballot-accounting headings can differ; the final result total is the percentage denominator.

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS360523.316
Lëvizja Socialiste për IntegrimLëvizja Socialiste për Integrim308419.945
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike215813.954
Partia Bashkimi Liberal DemokratPartia Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat6133.961
Partia Socialiste e VërtetëPartia Socialiste e Vërtetë4362.821
Partia për Europianizimin dhe Integrimin e ShqipërisëPartia për Europianizimin dhe Integrimin e Shqipërisë4262.751
Partia Rruga e LirisëPartia Rruga e Lirisë3512.271
Partia Forca RiniaPartia Forca Rinia3192.061
Partia RepublikanePartia Republikane3172.051
Partia Balli KombëtarPartia Balli Kombëtar3001.940
Partia Unitetit KombëtarPartia Unitetit Kombëtar2741.770
Partia Lidhja Demokristiane ShqiptarePartia Lidhja Demokristiane Shqiptare2711.750
Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim KombëtarPartia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar2661.720
Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitet2631.700
Partia Socialiste e ModeruarPartia Socialiste e Moderuar2631.700
Aleanca Arbnore KombëtareAleanca Arbnore Kombëtare2541.640
PSDPSD2521.630
Aleanca DemokratikeAleanca Demokratike2291.480
Partia Agrare Ambientaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambientaliste e Shqipërisë2131.380
Partia Ora e ShqipërisëPartia Ora e Shqipërisë2101.360
Partia Lëvizja për Drejtësi e ShqiptarëvePartia Lëvizja për Drejtësi e Shqiptarëve1871.210
Partia KonservatorePartia Konservatore1851.200
Partia Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë1510.980
PDSPDS1430.920
Partia Fronti i MajtëPartia Fronti i Majtë1270.820
G99G991120.720
Aleanca për Demokraci dhe SolidaritetAleanca për Demokraci dhe Solidaritet1000.650
FRDFRD960.620
Partia Lëvizja e LegalitetitPartia Lëvizja e Legalitetit690.450
Partia Demokracia e Re EuropianePartia Demokracia e Re Europiane570.370
PGJPGJ440.280
Aleanca për Barazi e Drejtësi EuropianeAleanca për Barazi e Drejtësi Europiane290.190
Partia Shqiptare AtdheuPartia Shqiptare Atdheu250.160
Aleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim EuropianAleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim Europian240.160
Partia e Punës e ShqipërisëPartia e Punës e Shqipërisë120.080

Historical competition and aggregate share change are screening measures, not probabilities or observed individual voter switching. Missing data remain unscored.