Unity for Human Rights Party

Unity for Human Rights Party

Albanian: *Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut*
Greek: Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
Unity for Human Rights Party Albanian: Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut; Greek: Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
Leader	Vangjel Dule
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Sarandë
Ideology	Greek minority interests; Social liberalism; Civic nationalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Bashkë Fitojmë
Colours	Blue, yellow and white
Parliament	1 / 140
Municipalities	1 / 61
Website
	https://pbdnj.com/
	Politics of Albania; Political parties; Elections;

The Unity for Human Rights Party (Albanian: Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut, Greek: Κόμμα Ένωσης Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) is a social-liberal political party in Albania supporting the Greek minority. Founded in 1992, it represents Albania's minorities and is mainly related to the Greek minority, and is the political continuation of Omonoia. It works with Omonoia, MEGA and other Greek parties in Albania at national elections, under a Greek bloc.^[3] The party is currently led by Vangjel Dule, who holds the party's only seat in Parliament.^[4]

History

The party first contested national elections in 1992, when it received 2.7% of the national vote and won two seats.^[5] The 1996 elections saw the party increase its share of the vote to 4%, winning three seats.^[5] Although the party's vote share dropped to 3.2% in the early elections in 1997, it gained an additional MP, winning four seats. However, another drop in the party's support in the 2001 elections saw it reduced to three seats. Despite again increasing its vote share to 4.1% in the 2005 elections, the party lost another MP as it was reduced to two seats. The 2009 elections saw the party reduced to one seat.^[6]

In the 2011 local elections the party lost its councillors in Gjirokastër and Delvinë and one of its two municipal seats in Sarandë,^[7]^[8] maintained its seat Shkodër and gained one of the seats in Korçë in addition to the mayoralty in nine communes.^[7]^[8] In the 2013 parliamentary elections it retained its single seat, running as part of the Alliance for a European Albania headed by the Socialist Party.

In the 2015 local elections the party failed to win any mayoralties, losing seats to other Greek parties such as MEGA/EEM, as well as the Socialist Party.^[9]

In the parliamentary elections of 2017 it joined forces with the Democratic Party and fielded two candidates: the party leader Vangjel Dule in Vlorë and one in Korçë County,^[10] with the former being elected.^[11] It continued its alliance with the Democratic Party in the 2021 parliamentary elections, in which it won a single seat on the Democratic Party's list.

Election results

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
1992	48,923	2.69 (#5)	2 / 140	2	Opposition
1996	66,529	4.04 (#3)	3 / 140	1	Opposition
1997	37,191	2.84 (#4)	4 / 140	1	Coalition
2001	34,897	2.84 (#5)	3 / 140	1	Coalition
2005	56,403	2.84 (#10)	2 / 140	1	Coalition
2009	18,078	1.19 (#6)	1 / 140	1	Opposition
2013	6,089	0.85 (#6)	1 / 140	0	Opposition
2017	Did not participate				Extraparliamentary
2021	Part of PD-AN		1 / 140	1	Opposition

References

^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Albanian Electoral Systems since 1990" (PDF). Albanian Elections Observatory Brief (1). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ Knowlton, Marylee (2005). Albania. Marshall Cavendish. p. 146. ISBN 9780761418528. Retrieved 27 September 2011. PBDNJ minority groups.
^ Official Results of the Albanian national elections of 2009 Archived December 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Central Election Committee
^ ^a ^b Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp139–142 ISBN 9783832956097
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p2047
^ ^a ^b "Municipal seats 2011". Archived from the original on July 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Municipal seats 2007" (PDF).
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^ Fourth Opinion on Albania - adopted on 11 October 2018. Council of Europe, p. 33
^ Εκλογές Αλβανία: Αυτοδυναμία Ράμα δείχνουν τα πρώτα αποτελέσματα.

External links

Official website

[Nordsieck-1] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Albania". Parties and Elections in Europe.

[aeob13-2] "The Albanian Electoral Systems since 1990" (PDF). Albanian Elections Observatory Brief (1). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[3] Knowlton, Marylee (2005). Albania. Marshall Cavendish. p. 146. ISBN 9780761418528. Retrieved 27 September 2011. PBDNJ minority groups.

[4] Official Results of the Albanian national elections of 2009 Archived December 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Central Election Committee

[NS-5] Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp139–142 ISBN 9783832956097

[6] Nohlen & Stöver, p2047

[2011e-7] "Municipal seats 2011". Archived from the original on July 5, 2015.

[2007e-8] "Municipal seats 2007" (PDF).

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[10] Fourth Opinion on Albania - adopted on 11 October 2018. Council of Europe, p. 33

[11] Εκλογές Αλβανία: Αυτοδυναμία Ράμα δείχνουν τα πρώτα αποτελέσματα.

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History	Ancient Epirus Chaonians Omphales Dexaroi Despotate of Epirus Revolt of 1567-1572 Revolt of 1854 Revolt of 1878 Himara revolt of 1912 Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Northern Epirus Protocol of Corfu Greco-Italian War in southern Albania Morava–Ivan Korytsa Saranda Himara Klisura Pass Trebeshina Italian spring offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front
Society and culture	Himariote dialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history Lasso fund Education: New Academy (Moscopole) Zographeion College (Qestorat) Acroceraunian School (Himara) Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull) Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)
Geography	Ancient: Chaonia, Parauaea Medieval and modern: Dryinopolis, Kolonia
Settlements¹	Ancient: Phoenice Vouthroton Avlon Apollonia Thronion Amantia Antigonia Antipatreia Oricon Modern: Gjirokastër Korçë Himara Delvinë Sarandë Dropull Pogon Përmet Leskovik Bilisht Moscopole Zvërnec Vlorë Berat Durrës
Organizations	Omonoia Panepirotic Federation of America Panepirotic Federation of Australia Unity for Human Rights Party
Individuals²	Benefactors: Apostol Arsache Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas Ioannis Pangas Georgios and Simon Sinas Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou Christakis Zografos Literature: Theodore Kavalliotis Katina Papa Konstantinos Skenderis Takis Tsiakos Tasos Vidouris Stavrianos Vistiaris Andreas Zarbalas Politics: Fredi Beleri Georgios Christakis-Zografos Spiro Ksera Vangjel Dule Vasilis Bolanos Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis Dimitrios Doulis Nikolaos Dailakis Konstantinos Lagoumitzis Zachos Milios Athanasios Pipis Ioannis Poutetsis Vasileios Sachinis Georgios Soulios Spyromilios Spyros Spyromilios Sports: Pyrros Dimas Sotiris Ninis Panajot Pano Leonidas Sabanis Andreas Tatos Clergy: Photios Kalpidis Vasileios of Dryinoupolis Panteleimon Kotokos Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis
¹ Includes localities with a substantial ethnic Greek population, or otherwise with any kind of cultural or other type of significance, historical or current, for the Greek minority in Albania. ² Includes individuals not necessarily of Greek ethnicity but with important contributions to Greek civilization.