▁a ▁majority ▁votes , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁members , ▁except ▁for ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁constitution ▁provides ▁for ▁a ▁qualified ▁majority . ▁However , ▁dec isions ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁three - fif th s ▁majority ▁votes . ▁ ▁Other ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁include ▁defining ▁economic , ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁relations ▁in ▁Alban ia ; ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Alban ia ' s ▁natural ▁and ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁and ▁its ▁util isation ; ▁and ▁forming ▁al li ances ▁with ▁other ▁nations . ▁The ▁parliament ▁elect ▁the ▁President ▁by ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁and ▁without ▁debate ▁by ▁three - fif th s ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁members . ▁The ▁president ▁addresses ▁messages ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁sets ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁for ▁the ▁org ans ▁of ▁local ▁power ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁refer enda . ▁The ▁president ▁appoint s ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ; ▁if ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁is ▁not ▁approved , ▁the ▁parliament ▁elect s ▁another ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁days . ▁As ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁no ▁foreign ▁military ▁force ▁may ▁be ▁situated ▁in , ▁or ▁pass ▁through , ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁except ▁by ▁a ▁law ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁parliament . ▁Due ▁to ▁that , ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁deploy ▁Alban ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁outside ▁its ▁borders . ▁ ▁E lection ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 4 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁serve ▁four - year ▁terms , ▁with ▁elections ▁held ▁every ▁four