▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁Alban ia ' s ▁legisl ature ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Assembly ▁( Al ban ian : ▁K uv endi ▁Pop ull or ). ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁parliament ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁( Al ban ian : ▁K uv endi ▁i ▁Republik ë s ▁s ë ▁Sh q ip ë ris ë ). ▁Currently ▁the ▁President ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁parliament . ▁The ▁current ▁members ▁were ▁chosen ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Alban ian ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁ ▁Pow ers , ▁duties ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ' s ▁powers ▁are ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁represents ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁it ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁legisl ature . ▁It ▁conven es ▁regularly ▁in ▁two ▁sessions ▁each ▁year , ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁Monday ▁of ▁January ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁session ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁of ▁September . ▁However , ▁extraordinary ▁sessions ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁or ▁by ▁one - fif th ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁members . ▁Further ▁the ▁sessions ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁parliament ▁dec ides ▁through