Albanie Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Tirana (Tirane)
coordonnées géographiques: 41 19 N, 19 49 E
différence de temps: 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

Fête de l'Indépendance

28 Novembre 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 28 Novembre (1912)

Constitution

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

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président of the Republic Bamir TOPI (depuis 24 July 2007)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (depuis 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