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Belsh — Municipal council

Albania register

Belsh

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

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS357140.7610
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike122714.003
Bashkë FitojmëBashkë Fitojmë98611.252
Partia Levizja e LegalitetitPartia Levizja e Legalitetit7088.082
Partia Republikane ShqiptarePartia Republikane Shqiptare6106.961
Aleanca Progresiste L.ZH.KAleanca Progresiste L.ZH.K3884.431
PGJPGJ3854.391
PSDPSD3383.861
Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë3263.720
Partia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet2232.550

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 Belsh published municipal council vote totals — Official preliminary municipal count table

Outcome at that election: Elected seat majority: PS 18/21; post-election coalition not established from the return

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS517380.1518
PGJPGJ4296.651
Partia Ora e ShqipërisëPartia Ora e Shqipërisë4076.311
BDBD1862.880
PSDPSD1672.591
Partia Komuniste e ShqipërisëPartia Komuniste e Shqipërisë721.120
Partia Aleanca për Demokraci dhe SolidaritetPartia Aleanca për Demokraci dhe Solidaritet200.310

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
PSPS238121.055
Lëvizja Socialiste për IntegrimLëvizja Socialiste për Integrim211718.724
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike10969.692
Partia Lëvizja e LegalitetitPartia Lëvizja e Legalitetit4674.131
Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitet4544.011
Partia Agrare Ambientaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambientaliste e Shqipërisë4483.961
Partia RepublikanePartia Republikane3933.481
FRDFRD3803.361
Partia e të Drejtave të Mohuara e RePartia e të Drejtave të Mohuara e Re3092.731
Partia Ligj dhe DrejtësiPartia Ligj dhe Drejtësi3092.731
Partia Komuniste e ShqipërisëPartia Komuniste e Shqipërisë3082.721
Partia Balli Kombëtar DemokratPartia Balli Kombëtar Demokrat2692.381
Aleanca PopulloreAleanca Popullore2692.380
Partia KonservatorePartia Konservatore2562.261
Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim KombëtarPartia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar2221.960
Partia Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë2181.930
Partia Popullore Kristian Demokrate e ShqipërisëPartia Popullore Kristian Demokrate e Shqipërisë1841.630
Partia Bashkimi DemokratPartia Bashkimi Demokrat1821.610
Partia Forca RiniaPartia Forca Rinia1791.580
PSDPSD1601.410
Partia Bashkimi Liberal DemokratPartia Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat1451.280
Aleanca Arbnore KombëtareAleanca Arbnore Kombëtare1361.200
Aleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim EuropianAleanca e Maqedonasve për Integrim Europian1131.000
PDSPDS980.870
Aleanca për Demokraci dhe SolidaritetAleanca për Demokraci dhe Solidaritet890.790
Partia e Punës e ShqipërisëPartia e Punës e Shqipërisë710.630
Partia Demokracia e Re EuropianePartia Demokracia e Re Europiane240.210
Partia Ora e ShqipërisëPartia Ora e Shqipërisë160.140
Partia Balli KombëtarPartia Balli Kombëtar110.100
PGJPGJ50.040

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