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{{Infobox political party
|country = Albania
| name = Democratic Alliance Party
|native_name = Partia Aleanca Demokratike
|colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}
|logo = Democratic Alliance logo.png
|logo_size = 95px
|leader = Eduart Abazi
|foundation = 1992
|split = [[Democratic Party of Albania]]
|ideology = [[Liberalism]]
|position = [[Centrism|Centre]]
|international = 
|european = 
|europarl = 
|colours = [[White]], [[Blue]]
|headquarters = [[Tirana]]
|website = [http://aleanca.integrimi.org/ aleanca.integrimi.org]
| seats1_title     = [[Assembly of the Republic of Albania|National Assembly]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|0|140|{{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}}
| seats2_title     = [[Municipalities of Albania|Municipality]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|0|61|{{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}}
| seats3_title     = 
[[Municipalities of Albania|Council Seats]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|10|1613|{{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}}
}}
{{Politics of Albania}}
The '''Democratic Alliance Party''' ({{Langx|sq|Partia Aleanca Demokratike}}) is a [[liberalism|liberal]]<ref name="Lewis2000">{{cite book|author=Paul G. Lewis|title=Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UjmwJWwgOfgC&pg=PA53|accessdate=6 February 2013|year=2000|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-20182-7|page=53}}</ref> [[list of political parties in Albania|political party]] in [[Albania]]. The party was formed in 1992 by [[Neritan Ceka]] and other dissidents of the [[Democratic Party of Albania]]. They opposed the leadership of the party's leader [[Sali Berisha]]. 

== History ==
PAD was founded in early 1992 by including two of the original founders [[Gramoz Pashko]] and [[Arben Imami]]. The reason for the split is still disputed by the principals involved. Although the Democratic Alliance Party had six deputies in the [[23rd Legislature of Albania]], the number needed to form a parliamentary group, they were denied such recognition by the leadership of parliament. The Democratic Alliance Party blamed the government for an incident that occurred in January 1994, when the leader of the [[Shkodër|Shkoder]] branch of the party was shot and killed after a rally. 

The founders of the Democratic Alliance, formed the party on the right side of the political spectrum, where some of the former founders of the [[Democratic Party of Albania|Democratic Party]], its former deputies, as well as the December students. Over time, it moved from the [[Centre-right politics|right]] side towards the [[Center politics|centre]] and in 2008, it presented itself as a liberal party. The Democratic Alliance Party became part of a [[socialist]] led government in [[1997 Albanian parliamentary election|1997]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Neritan Ceka intervistë - (2 Nëntor 1999) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL3Mvtk6YI |language=en |access-date=2022-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Aleanca Demokratike: Ftesa jone eshte e hapur per unifikimin e Shqiperise dhe Kosoves(13 Prill 2001) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNdhk-gWB4 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-01}}</ref> In the June [[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001 elections]] it received 2.4% of the vote and three members of parliament. The party continued in government. In the [[elections in Albania|elections]] in July [[2005 Albanian parliamentary election|2005]] it won 3 seats in Parliament. Although they opposed [[Sali Berisha]]. In the [[2009 Albanian parliamentary election|2009 election]] they Joined the Democratic Party and its alliance.<ref>{{Citation |title=Zgjedhje 2009, Aleanca Demokratike - Spot Elektoral |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHPU_kTOVU |language=en |access-date=2022-07-01}}</ref> Since 2009 the Democratic Alliance has been Extra-parliamentary opposition. In 2013 Party founder [[Neritan Ceka]] had been succeed by Eduart Abazi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emri i Neritan Cekes ne merkaton per Presidentin e ri - Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve |url=http://www.arkivalajmeve.com/Emri-i-Neritan-Cekes-ne-merkaton-per-Presidentin-e-ri.1047228055/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.arkivalajmeve.com}}</ref> The Democratic Alliance since 2015 had switched away from the Democratic party and rejoined the Socialist Party's Alliance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aleanca Demokratike largohet nga PD, i bashkohet koalicionit PS-LSI |url=https://sot.com.al/politike/aleanca-demokratike-largohet-nga-pd-i-bashkohet-koalicionit-ps-lsi |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=sot.com.al}}</ref>

== MPS ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Deputies from 1997-2001 
|-
|[[Neritan Ceka]]
|-
|Preç Zogaj
|-
!Deputies from 2001-2005<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Manual Legjislatura xvii |url=https://www.parlament.al/Files/Informacione/Legjislatura-xvi-2001-2005.pdf |journal=Albanian 16th Legislature}}</ref>
|-
|[[Arben Imami]]
|-
|[[Neritan Ceka]]
|-
|Preç Zogaj
|-
!Deputies from 2005-2009<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.parlament.al/Files/Informacione/manual_legjislatura-xvii.pdf |title=Albanian 17th Legislature}}</ref>
|-
|[[Neritan Ceka]]
|-
|Pirro Lutaj
|-
|Pashko Ujka
|-
|}


== Election results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
![[1996 Albanian parliamentary election|1996]]
|25,679
|1.52 (#8)
| {{Composition bar|0|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{decrease}} 6 
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
|-
! [[1997 Albanian parliamentary election|1997]] 
| 35,598
| 2.72 (#5)
| {{Composition bar|2|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{Increase}} 2 
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001]] 
| 34,262
| 2.61 (#6)
| {{Composition bar|3|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{Increase}} 1 
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2005 Albanian parliamentary election|2005]] 
| 65,093 
| 4.76 (#8)
| {{Composition bar|3|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{steady}} 0 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2009 Albanian parliamentary election|2009]] 
| 4,682 
| 0.31 (#)
| {{Composition bar|0|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{decrease}} 3 
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
|-
! [[2013 Albanian parliamentary election|2013]] 
| 1,384 
| 0.08 (#)
| {{Composition bar|0|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{steady}} 0 
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
|-
! [[2017 Albanian parliamentary election|2017]] 
| 547 
| 0.03 (#)
| {{Composition bar|0|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)}}}} 
| {{steady}} 0 
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
|-
|}


==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Albanian political parties}}

[[Category:1992 establishments in Albania]]
[[Category:Centrist parties in Albania]]
[[Category:Democratic Party of Albania breakaway groups]]
[[Category:Liberal parties in Albania]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1992]]
[[Category:Political parties in Albania]]


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