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Albania

Republic of Albania

Civil lawUnitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Tirana
Population
2,740,000
Languages
Albanian
Currency
ALL

Albania · Constitution

Constitution of the Republic of Albania

The 1998 Constitution, amended in 2016 for a sweeping justice reform, establishes a parliamentary republic with a President elected by Parliament, a single-chamber Assembly, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, alongside new anti-corruption justice institutions.

The constitutional text

The 1998 Constitution, amended in 2016 for a sweeping justice reform, establishes a parliamentary republic with a President elected by Parliament, a single-chamber Assembly, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, alongside new anti-corruption justice institutions.

Separation of powers

A parliamentary republic with a President elected by the Assembly, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary overseen by reformed governance and vetting bodies.

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