▁years , ▁or ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁relatively ▁rare ▁case ▁that ▁the ▁Parliament ▁is ▁dissol ved ▁prem ature ly ▁by ▁the ▁President . ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁are ▁elected ▁directly . ▁E lections ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ▁are ▁held ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mand ate ▁and ▁not ▁later ▁than ▁ 4 5 ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁dissol ution . ▁The ▁seats ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁constitu ency ▁by ▁closed ▁list ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁Se ats ▁are ▁allocated ▁using ▁the ▁d ' H ond t ▁method ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁elect oral ▁threshold . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁can ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁if ▁the ▁latter ▁has ▁lost ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament , ▁if ▁the ▁recommendation ▁is ▁made ▁and ▁accepted ▁before ▁the ▁Parliament ▁acts ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Com position ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁▁ ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁mand ates ▁that ▁the ▁Parliament ▁consists ▁of ▁not ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 4 0 ▁members , ▁elected ▁by ▁a ▁direct ▁elected ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁for ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁system ▁is ▁closed ▁list ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 2 ▁multi - member ▁constitu encies ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁administrative ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Parliament ary ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁within ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mand ate ▁and