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{{Infobox political party
| country          = Albania
| name             = Republican Party of Albania
| native_name      = Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë
| colorcode        = #022E4B
| logo             = Republican Party of Albania.svg 
| logo_size        = 250px
| leader           = [[Fatmir Mediu]]
| founder          = [[Sabri Godo]]
| foundation       = 10 January 1991<ref>Robert Elsie (2010) ''Historical Dictionary of Albania'', Scarecrow Press, p384</ref>
| position         = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]<ref name=aeob13>{{cite journal|title=The Albanian Electoral Systems since 1990|journal=Albanian Elections Observatory Brief|date=19 April 2013|issue=1|url=http://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bn1.pdf|access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref>
| international    = 
| national         = [[Alliance for a Great Albania]]
| european         = [[Alliance for Europe of the Nations|AEN]] (2002–2009)<br>[[European Conservatives and Reformists Party|ECR Party]] (global partner)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acreurope.eu/item/acre_welcomes_our_new_member_parties |title=Welcome to our new member parties |website=ACRE |date=7 April 2017 |access-date=7 April 2017 |archive-date=8 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408081542/http://www.acreurope.eu/item/acre_welcomes_our_new_member_parties |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| europarl         = 
| colours          = [[Blue]]
| headquarters     = [[Tirana]]
| website          = 
| seats1_title     = [[Parliament of Albania|Parliament]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|1|140|hex=#20267A}}
| seats2_title     = [[Municipalities of Albania|Council Seats]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|34|1613|{{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}
}}
The '''Republican Party of Albania''' ({{Langx|sq|Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë}}, '''PR''' or '''PRSH''') is a [[list of political parties in Albania|political party]] in [[Albania]]. It currently holds 1 of the 140 seats in the [[Parliament of Albania]],<ref>{{cite web |title=MP's — FATMIR MEDIU |url=https://www.parlament.al/deputet/df2b4a97-c1b7-4c92-a5ec-5eeb1090e3a1 |website=Republic of Albania Assembly |access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> in alliance with the [[Democratic Party of Albania]].

==History==
The party was founded on 10 January 1991 under the leadership of the writer [[Sabri Godo]], who was also its first Chairman. The party was formed with the backing of the [[Italian Republican Party]].<ref name="DayEast">{{cite book|author1=Alan John Day|author2=Roger East|author3=Richard Thomas|title=A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt2TXexiKTgC&pg=PA11|access-date=7 February 2013|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-063-9|pages=11–}}</ref> After the [[Democratic Party of Albania|Democratic Party]], it was the second party to be founded in Albania after the anti-communist revolution in the autumn of 1990. 

In the [[1992 Albanian parliamentary election|1992 elections]] the party received 2.9% of the national vote and won a single seat.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp139–142 {{ISBN|9783832956097}}</ref> They joined a coalition with the [[Democratic Party of Albania|Democratic Party]], but had little influence on the policies being shaped. The [[1996 Albanian parliamentary election|1996 elections]] saw the party almost double its share of the vote to 5.9%, winning three seats.<ref name=NS/> After the [[1997 rebellion in Albania|1997 uprising]], in which the center-right coalition was overthrown by socialist supporters, the party became an opposition party. In the [[1997 Albanian parliamentary election|1997 elections]] the party was reduced to a single seat.<ref name=NS/>

Before the [[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001 elections]], the party joined the [[Union for Victory Coalition]] under the leadership of the Democratic Party, which won 46 seats. In the [[2005 Albanian parliamentary election|2005 elections]] the party received 20% of the vote in the national voting for the proportional seats, putting it in first place. Although it won 11 proportional seats, it failed to win a single constituency seat,<ref>[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/albania/albania2005.txt Republic of Albania: Legislative Elections of 3 July 2005] Adam Carr</ref> resulting in the party only being the third largest in Parliament.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p143</ref> For the [[2009 Albanian parliamentary election|2009 elections]] the party was part of the "Alliance for Changes" coalition. However, it was reduced to a single seat, after seeing its vote share fall to just 2.1% of the national total. In the [[2011 Albanian local elections|2011 local elections]] the party won a total of 67,039 votes throughout the country, twice the amount they had received in the [[2009 Albanian parliamentary election]].<ref name="2011 albanian elections results">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724205256/http://www.kohajone.com/zarticle.php?id=59033 "Aleanca per Qytetarin", fiton me 70.890 vota] Koha Jonë</ref>

==Election results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Election
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
!Status
|-
|[[1991 Albanian parliamentary election|1991]]||27,393||1.47||{{Composition bar|0|250|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||–||{{no|Extraparliamentary}}
|-
|[[1992 Albanian parliamentary election|1992]]||52,477||2.89||{{Composition bar|1|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{increase}}1||{{yes2|Coalition government (until 1994)}}
|-
|[[1996 Albanian parliamentary election|1996]]||94,567||5.74||{{composition bar|3|140|hex=#20267A}}||{{increase}}2||{{yes2|Coalition government}}
|-
|[[1997 Albanian parliamentary election|1997]]||31,573||2.41||{{composition bar|1|155|hex=#20267A}}|| {{decrease}}2||{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001]]||colspan=2|''Part of [[Union for Victory Coalition|BF]]''||{{Composition bar|5|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{increase}} 4||{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2005 Albanian parliamentary election|2005]]||272,746||19.96||{{composition bar|11|140|hex=#20267A}}||{{increase}}6||{{yes2|Coalition government}}
|-
|[[2009 Albanian parliamentary election|2009]]||31,990||2.11||{{composition bar|1|140|hex=#20267A}}||{{decrease}}10||{{yes2|Coalition government}}
|-
|[[2013 Albanian parliamentary election|2013]]||52,168||3.02||{{Composition bar|3|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{increase}}2||{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2017 Albanian parliamentary election|2017]]||3,225||0.20||{{Composition bar|0|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{decrease}} 3||{{no|Extraparliamentary}}
|- 
|[[2021 Albanian parliamentary election|2021]]||colspan=2|''Part of [[Democratic Party of Albania|PD–AN]]''||{{Composition bar|3|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{increase}}3|| {{no2|Opposition}}
|- 
|[[2025 Albanian parliamentary election|2025]]||colspan=2|''Part of [[Alliance for a Greater Albania|ASHM]]''||{{Composition bar|1|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}}}||{{decrease}}2|| {{no2|Opposition}}
|}

==References==
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{{Albanian political parties}}
{{Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe}}

[[Category:1991 establishments in Albania]]
[[Category:European Conservatives and Reformists Party member parties]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in Albania]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1991]]
[[Category:Political parties in Albania]]
[[Category:Pro-European political parties in Albania]]

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