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How is Albania governed?

Albania is a parliamentary democracy under the constitution adopted in 1998. Its unicameral Parliament has 140 deputies who serve four-year terms; 100 are elected directly, and the rest are chosen through proportional representation. The prime minister is the head of government and comes from the leading party in Parliament. The president is the head of state, elected by Parliament for a five-year term, with a limit of two consecutive terms.