Albania Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Tirana (Tirane)
coordinate geografiche: 41 19 N, 19 49 E
differenza di tempo: 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

Indipendenza

28 Novembre 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 28 Novembre (1912)

Costituzione

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

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente of the Republic Bamir TOPI (da allora 24 July 2007)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (da allora 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