▁not ▁later ▁than ▁ 4 5 ▁days ▁after ▁dissol ution . ▁ ▁As ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁elect oral ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁ 1 4 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁multi - se at ▁constitu encies . ▁Within ▁any ▁constitu ency , ▁parties ▁must ▁meet ▁a ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁votes , ▁and ▁pre - e lection ▁coal itions ▁must ▁meet ▁a ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁votes . ▁▁ 3 1 st ▁Parliament ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁largest ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁are ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( PS ) ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PD ). ▁The ▁last ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁political ▁parties ▁with ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Alban ian ▁parliament ary ▁election : ▁ ▁Post ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Parliament ary ▁Com position ▁During ▁the ▁political ▁crisis , ▁opposition ▁parties ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁their ▁MP ' s ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁would ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁parliament ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 nd , ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁seats ▁were ▁vac ated ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁days ▁the ▁procedures ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁MP ' s ▁with ▁mostly ▁unknown ▁and ▁in ex per ien ced ▁figures ▁that ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ▁lists ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election . ▁ ▁After ▁weeks ▁of ▁filling ▁the ▁vac an cies