s ▁administrative ▁divisions . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ' s ▁powers ▁are ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁It ▁is ▁responsible ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁or ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁passes ▁all ▁laws , ▁appro ves ▁the ▁cabinet , ▁super vis es ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁decl ares ▁war , ▁dec ides ▁on ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁adopt ▁the ▁state ' s ▁bud gets ▁and ▁appro ve ▁the ▁state ' s ▁accounts . ▁Another ▁duties ▁includes , ▁calling ▁refer enda , ▁performs ▁elections ▁and ▁appoint ments ▁conform ing ▁to ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁applicable ▁legisl ation , ▁super vis es ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁other ▁civil ▁services ▁responsible ▁to ▁the ▁parliament , ▁gr ants ▁am n esty ▁for ▁criminal ▁off ences ▁and ▁performs ▁other ▁duties ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁constitution . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁also ▁elect s ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁When ▁the ▁Parliament ▁is ▁elected , ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁shall ▁be ▁held ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁elections ▁with ▁the ▁President ▁as ▁the ▁speaker . ▁However , ▁all ▁laws ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁are ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Official ▁Journal ▁( ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁Parliament ▁with ▁ext ant ▁records ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Le zh ë ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 4 4 4 . ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Le zh ë ▁( K uv ë nd i ▁i ▁Le zh ë s )