Albania Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Tirana (Tirane)
coordenadas geográficas: 41 19 N, 19 49 E
diferencia de tiempo: 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

Independencia

28 Noviembre 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 28 Noviembre (1912)

Constitución

adoptada by popular referendum on 22 Noviembre 1998; promulgada 28 Noviembre 1998

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente of the Republic Bamir TOPI (desde 24 July 2007)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (desde 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