The date of the elections is set by a decree of the President of the Republic, according to the rules provided in articles 65, 109, 115, 151 section 3, 152 section 3 and 170 section 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania.
For the purposes of this code, the mandate of the Assembly expires on the same day of the same month, of the fourth year after the date of its inaugural meeting. The mandate of local government organs expires on the same day of the same month of the third year after the date of the declaration by a CEC decision at a national level of election results for local government organs.
The President of the Republic sets the date of the general elections no later than 75 days before the expiration of the mandate of the Assembly. With the decision of the Assembly, the closing of the legislative session and the legislature’s dissolution take place no earlier than 45 days from the date set for the elections and no later than 3 days prior to this date.
In compliance with article 87 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic sets the date for the elections no later than 10 days after the Assembly’s dissolution. The Assembly is self-dissolved on the day of the fifth vote when it fails to elect a new President according to section 7 of article 87 of the Constitution.
In compliance with section 4 of article 96 of the Constitution, when the Assembly fails to elect a new Prime Minister, the President of the Republic decrees the dissolution of the Assembly no later than 24 hours after the vote contemplated in section 3 of the same article. The President sets the date of elections no later than 10 days after the Assembly’s dissolution. Elections take place within 60 days after the dissolution of the Assembly .
When the Assembly is self-dissolved for reasons other than those mentioned in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this article, the President of the Republic sets the date of the elections no later than 10 days after its dissolution. The Assembly is dissolved on the day of its voting for self-dissolution. Elections shall take place within 60 days after the dissolution of the Assembly.
In any case, the elections for the Assembly shall take place on the Sunday nearest to the forty-fifth day after the date of the decree setting the election date.
The elections for the organs of local government are held 60 to 30 days before the end of the mandate of the existing local organs, or no later than 45 days after their dissolution or discharge. In case of an appeal by the dissolved or discharged organ, the President of the Republic sets the date of elections no later than 45 days after the decision of the Constitutional Court. In the case of non-exercise of the right to appeal by the organ of local government dissolved or discharged, the President of the Republic sets the date of the elections no later than 30 days after the end of the time period for an appeal contemplated in article 115 section 3 of the Constitution. The other time limits are applied in an analogous manner.
The presidential decree setting the date of elections contains the date and the type of the elections.
