ZGJEDHJET E PARA POLITIKE NË SHQIPËRI (PRILL 1921)
THE FIRST POLITICAL ELECTIONS IN ALBANIA (APRIL 1921)

Summary/Abstract: The first election, nonetheless were kept in a very unsuitable time for Albania, and would create the first true Albanian parliament, elected by free political elections. However, the Albanian political class still has not make it own this essential law of the democratic governance. It was far away from the spirit and soul of the debate development and political struggle within the framework of the parliament and constitutional norms limits. At the eve of first election juxtaposition, was observed a rapid political development, were formed the first political groups and affirmed a relatively qualitative press, through which, were manifested political ideas and platforms. This political qualitative step, was coming after the creation of an inner security and from the efforts to realize the political philosophy of Lushnja’s Congress. In these conditions, were intensified the efforts to keep a regular election process, that in those conditions was an important development. Except other things, this gave to Albania a positive image in the eyes of the skeptical westerners, and also served to the Albanian politics, because the electoral competition would bring a confrontation of ideas between the political forces. The new election for the Albanian Parliament gave the possibility to the political forces, to do for the first time, a competitive campaign.

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