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Gjirokastër — Municipal council

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Gjirokastër — Municipal council

Albania register

Gjirokastër

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: 40.78 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 21/31; post-election coalition not established from the return

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS857255.4421
Bashkë FitojmëBashkë Fitojmë226714.665
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike10246.622
PSDPSD7174.641
Aleanca Arbnore KombëtareAleanca Arbnore Kombëtare4082.641
Partia Republikane ShqiptarePartia Republikane Shqiptare3972.571
Partia Aleanca Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Aleanca Demokristiane e Shqipërisë3962.560
PGJPGJ3902.520
Bindja DemokratikeBindja Demokratike3552.300
Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë2471.600
Partia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet2331.510
Partia Levizja e LegalitetitPartia Levizja e Legalitetit2121.370
FRDFRD1410.910
Aleanca Progresiste L.ZH.KAleanca Progresiste L.ZH.K1030.670

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

Outcome at that election: Elected seat majority: PS 19/31; post-election coalition not established from the return

Candidate or listUnitParty or proposerVotes / marksShareSeats
PSPS670963.1019
PSDPSD126511.904
Partia Socialiste e ModeruarPartia Socialiste e Moderuar6155.782
Partia Aleanca Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Aleanca Demokristiane e Shqipërisë5965.612
BDBD4754.471
PGJPGJ3883.651
Partia Unitetit KombëtarPartia Unitetit Kombëtar3483.271
G99G992372.231

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 31 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
PSPS561726.529
Partia DemokratikePartia Demokratike516224.378
Lëvizja Socialiste për IntegrimLëvizja Socialiste për Integrim423419.997
Partia Socialiste e VërtetëPartia Socialiste e Vërtetë7113.361
Partia Agrare Ambientaliste e ShqipërisëPartia Agrare Ambientaliste e Shqipërisë6563.101
G99G995592.641
Partia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe UnitetPartia Drejtësi,Integrim dhe Unitet4842.291
Partia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriutPartia Bashkimi per te Drejtat e njeriut3941.860
Partia RepublikanePartia Republikane3921.851
Partia Unitetit KombëtarPartia Unitetit Kombëtar3861.821
Partia për Europianizimin dhe Integrimin e ShqipërisëPartia për Europianizimin dhe Integrimin e Shqipërisë3631.711
Partia Balli Kombëtar DemokratPartia Balli Kombëtar Demokrat3151.490
FRDFRD2191.030
Aleanca Arbnore KombëtareAleanca Arbnore Kombëtare2070.980
Partia e Çështjeve ShqiptarePartia e Çështjeve Shqiptare1990.940
Partia Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Demokristiane e Shqipërisë1940.920
Aleanca PopulloreAleanca Popullore1650.780
PDSPDS1620.760
PSDPSD1340.630
Aleanca DemokratikeAleanca Demokratike1140.540
Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim KombëtarPartia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar1130.530
Partia Komuniste e ShqipërisëPartia Komuniste e Shqipërisë1020.480
Partia Popullore Kristian Demokrate e ShqipërisëPartia Popullore Kristian Demokrate e Shqipërisë880.420
Partia Balli KombëtarPartia Balli Kombëtar600.280
Partia Aleanca Demokristiane e ShqipërisëPartia Aleanca Demokristiane e Shqipërisë430.200
Aleanca për Barazi e Drejtësi EuropianeAleanca për Barazi e Drejtësi Europiane280.130
Partia Lidhja Demokristiane ShqiptarePartia Lidhja Demokristiane Shqiptare240.110
PGJPGJ240.110
Partia Lëvizja e LegalitetitPartia Lëvizja e Legalitetit190.090
Partia Bashkimi Liberal DemokratPartia Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat120.060

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