Democratic Party of Albania
Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë | |
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| Abbreviation | PDSH or PD |
| Chairman | Sali Berisha |
| Leader of the Parliamentary Group | Gazment Bardhi |
| General Secretary | Flamur Noka |
| Founded | 12 December 1990 |
| Headquarters | Bulevardi Zhan D'Ark 11, 1001 Tirana, Albania |
| Newspaper | Rilindja Demokratike |
| Student wing | Democratic University Youth Group |
| Youth wing | Youth Forum of the Democratic Party of Albania |
| Membership (2025) | 50,854 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | Bashkë Fitojmë Alliance for a Great Albania |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (associate) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democracy Union |
| Slogan | Opozita në Aksion ('The Opposition in Action') |
| National Assembly | 42 / 140 |
| Municipality | 6 / 61 |
| Council Seats | 414 / 1,613 |
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| Website | |
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The Democratic Party of Albania (Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë, PDSH), also known as the Democratic Party (Albanian: Partia Demokratike, PD), is a conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013 and has dominated the Albanian politics along with the Socialist Party.
The Democratic Party of Albania was founded in 1990 as a strongly anti-communist party with the majority of its followers being from politically persecuted dissidents of the Communist dictatorial regime of Enver Hoxha. In international relations, it is an associate member of the European People's Party and a full member of International Democracy Union.