Legality Movement Party
Legality Movement Party Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit | |
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| Chairman | Shpëtim Axhami |
| Founded | 24–25 November 1962 |
| Registered | 20 February 1992 |
| Ideology | Monarchism National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Alliance for a Great Albania |
| International affiliation | International Monarchist Conference |
| National Assembly | 1 / 140 |
| Council seats | 22 / 1,613 |
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The Legality Movement Party (Albanian: Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit, abbr. PLL) is a monarchist[1] political party in Albania[2] led by Shpetim Axhami. It supports the return to power of the House of Zogu under Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians and considers the Legality Movement as its predecessor.
History
[edit]The PLL traces its roots back to the Legality Movement (1943–1944), a royalist political and paramilitary organisation active during World War II which sought to restore the House of Zogu to the Albanian throne. The 1924 in the PLL's logo is a reference to the 24 December 1924 counter-revolution of Zog I, which restored the king to his throne and deposed the government installed by the June Revolution earlier that year.[3]
Former members of the Legality Movement held their first "congress in exile" from 24 to 25 November 1962, at the Sheraton-Atlantic Hotel in New York City, United States. The Legality Movement In Exile held a total of ten congresses before the fall of communism in Albania and the legalisation of opposition parties in the country.[3] The Legality Movement In Exile subsequently rebranded itself as the Legality Movement Party and was registered as a political party on 20 February 1992.[4]
The party contested its first parliamentary election in 1996, receiving 2.07 percent of the popular vote and no seats.[5] In early elections held the following year, the party garnered 3.25 percent of the popular vote and won two seats.[5]
In the 2001 parliamentary election, the PLL was part of the Union for Victory electoral coalition, which received 37% of the popular vote and won 46 seats.[5][6]
The party returned to parliament with the election of one deputy in 2021.[7]
Leadership
[edit]The PLL is chaired by Shpetim Axhami, a former city councillor and educator during the 1990s and 2000s.[8][9]
International relations
[edit]The PLL is a member of the International Monarchist Conference.[10]
Election results
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 1996 | 34,019 | 2.07 (#6) | 0 / 140
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Extraparliamentary opposition |
| 1997 | 42,567 | 3.25 (#3) | 2 / 140
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 2
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Opposition |
| 2001 | Part of the UV coalition | 5 / 140
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3
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Opposition | |
| 2005 | Did not participate | 0 / 140
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 5
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Opposition | |
| 2009 | 10,711 | 0.71 (#) | 0 / 140
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Extraparliamentary opposition | |
| 2013 | 6,089 | 0.35 (#) | 0 / 140
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0
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Extraparliamentary opposition |
| 2017 | Did not participate | 0 / 140
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0
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Extraparliamentary opposition | |
| 2021 | Part of PD-AN | 1 / 140
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1
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Opposition | |
See also
[edit]- Legality Movement
- Zog of Albania
- Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
- Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1982)
- Eqerem Spahia
- Skënder Zogu
- Albanian Democratic Monarchist Movement Party
References
[edit]- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 6 October 2002.
- ^ Mudde, Cas (2000). "Extreme-right Parties in Eastern Europe". Patterns of Prejudice. 34 (1): 5–27. doi:10.1080/00313220008559132. S2CID 143778926.
- ^ a b "Historiku i Partisë" [Party History]. Legality Movement Party "Homeland Above All" (in Albanian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Deklaratë e PLL" [PLL Statement] (in Albanian). Legality Movement Party. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b c Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Republic of Albania Parliamentary Elections (PDF) (Report). Warsaw: Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. 2001. p. 4.
- ^ "Zgjedhjet për Kuvend 25 prill 2021" [Assembly Elections 25 April 2021] (in Albanian). Tirana: Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Axhami: Shqipëria ende nuk ka vendosur standardet e demokracisë" [Axhami: Albania has not yet set the standards of democracy]. Voice of America (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Kryetari i Partisë" [Party Chairman]. Legality Movement Party "Homeland Above All" (in Albanian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Members". International Monarchist Conference. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
External links
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