President of Albania

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The President of Albania is the country's directly elected head of state, responsible for representing the nation, safeguarding the constitution, and performing key ceremonial and diplomatic duties.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Albania
appointer Parliament of Albania
branch executive branch of Albania
ceremonialRole hosts state visits and official ceremonies
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Albania
country Albania
electionMethod indirect election by Parliament of Albania
firstHolder Ramiz Alia
flag Standard of the President of Albania
formationDate 1991
headOfStateOf Albania
legalStatus constitutional office
nativeLabel Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë
nominator Parliament of Albania
officeHoldersInclude Alfred Moisiu
Bajram Begaj
Bamir Topi
Bujar Nishani
Ilir Meta
Ramiz Alia
Rexhep Meidani
Sali Berisha
partOf political system of Albania
precededByOffice Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania
residence Presidential Palace, Tirana
responsibility accredit and receive ambassadors
address the Parliament of Albania
appoint and dismiss certain ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister
appoint certain high state officials according to the constitution and law
appoint the Prime Minister of Albania
call referendums in cases provided by law
chair the National Security Council of Albania
declare state of emergency in cases defined by the constitution
decree laws approved by the Parliament of Albania
grant Albanian citizenship in specific cases
grant pardons and commutations
promulgate laws or return them to parliament for reconsideration
represent the Republic of Albania at home and abroad
safeguard the Constitution of Albania
set the date of parliamentary elections
sign international agreements in accordance with the law
role commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Albania
guarantor of the Constitution of Albania
head of state
representative of the unity of the Albanian people
seat Tirana
style President of the Republic
symbol Seal of the President of Albania
termLength 5 years
termLimit maximum of two terms


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