Albanien Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Tirana (Tirane)
geographische Koordinaten: 41 19 N, 19 49 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Unabhängigkeit

28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 28 November (1912)

Konstitution

adopted by popular referendum on 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident of the Republic Bamir TOPI (seit dem 24 July 2007)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (seit dem 10 September 2005)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by parliament
elections: president elected by the People's Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); four election rounds held between 8 and 20 July 2007 (next election to be held in 2012); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Bamir TOPI elected president; People's Assembly vote, fourth round (three-fifths majority (84 votes) required): Bamir TOPI 85 votes, Neritan CEKA 5 votes