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| leader           = [[Sali Berisha]]
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| slogan           = Per Nje Fillim Te Ri!
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The '''Union for Victory Coalition''' ({{Langx|sq|Bashkimi për Fitoren}}) was a coalition of [[political party|political parties]] in [[Albania]]. The spokesman was [[Gent Strazimiri]]. It received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament in the [[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001 election]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Elsie |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haFlGXIg8uoC&dq=Bashkimi+per+Fitore+2001&pg=PA458 |title=Historical Dictionary of Albania |date=2010-03-19 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7380-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-07-19 |title=Bashkimi për Fitore pritet të dalë me një qëndrim për zgjedhjet - (19 Korrik 2001) |url=https://tvklan.al/bashkimi-per-fitore-pritet-te-dale-me-nje-qendrim-per-zgjedhjet-19-korrik-2001/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Tv Klan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-11-11 |title=Bashkimi për Fitore, gati të hyjë në parlament (11 Nëntor 2001) |url=https://tvklan.al/bashkimi-per-fitore-gati-te-hyje-ne-parlament-11-nentor-2001/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Tv Klan |language=en}}</ref>

Following the [[1997 Albanian parliamentary election|1997 election]] and the [[1997 Albanian civil unrest|Civil War]]. The [[Democratic Party of Albania|Democratic party of Albania]] had lost its majority in parliament and as a result it had to continue to be in parliament as opposition. [[Sali Berisha]] had been blamed for the governments mishandling of the Pyramid Schemes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=Dy dekada koalicionesh dhe një klasë politike që s'merret vesh |url=https://albanianpost.com/dy-dekada-koalicionesh-dhe-nje-klase-politike-qe-smerret-vesh/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Albanian Post |language=sq}}</ref> In 2001 Berisha and smaller Centrist and Right wing parties formed the "Union for Victory coalition" The Coalition itself was an attempt to change the bad image of 1997, Sali Berisha dressed his deputies in white shirts and formed the Coalition "Union for Victory". While the Coalition itself did make significant gains. It was not enough for Berisha to become Prime Minister of Albania. According to Berisha then [[Leader of the Opposition (Albania)|leader of the opposition]]. "The strategy aimed at bringing this coalition to power will replace the power of the mafia with the rule of law. We come to power, he said, to break the snare of misery".<ref>{{Citation |title=Bashkimi per Fitore miting ne Fier, Berisha premton integrim ne NATO dhe BE - (28 Maj 2001) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2_XPLXi0A |language=en |access-date=2022-06-24}}</ref> Berisha also had presented the slogan "For a new beginning" <ref>{{Citation |title="Bashkimi për fitore", do te jete emri i koalicionit opozitar ne zgjedhje - (17 Maj 2001) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCPOzZZa1kU |language=en |access-date=2022-06-24}}</ref> However, it disbanded in 2005 before the elections. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Party name (in Albanian) !! Acronym !! Chairman
|-
|''[[Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit]]'' || PLL || [[Ekrem Spahiu]]
|-
|''[[Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë]]'' || PD || [[Sali Berisha]]
|-
|''[[Partia Balli Kombëtar]]'' || PBK || [[Shpëtim Rroqi]]
|-
|''[[Partia Republikane Shqiptare]]'' || PR || [[Fatmir Mediu]] 
|-
|''[[Liberal Democratic Union (Albania)|Bashkimi Liberal Demokrat]]'' || BLD || [[Gaqo Apostoli|Arian Starova]]
|-
|}

== Election results ==
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|-
! Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! [[2001 Albanian parliamentary election|2001]] 
| 494,272 
| 36.9 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|46|140|hex={{party color| Union for Victory Coalition}}}} 
| {{increase}} 20 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Coalition of the Citizen]]
*[[Social Albanian Parties – National Unity Party]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Albanian political parties}}
[[Category:2001 establishments in Albania]]
[[Category:2005 disestablishments in Albania]]
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in Albania]]
[[Category:Democratic Party of Albania]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2005]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2001]]
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