The Albania's constitutional process from the communist regime to democratic pluralism 1991–1998

Resumen

This paper was drafted based on constitutional documents, constitutional amendments, legal acts that regulate constitutional matters of the states that have undergone constitutional transition. Through this paper, we aim to analyze the constitutional process of Albania from 1991 until the adoption of the first post-communist constitution in 1998. Then we will analyze the Provisional Constitutional Provisions of 1991. Then the attempts to adopt a new constitution in 1993. Disagreements among political elites on the adoption of the constitution by the people by referendum in 1994. These political and institutional disagreements contributed to the beginning of the civil war. After this crisis, the Albanian Parliament adopted a new constitution in 1998. From that time, Albania stabilized its political and constitutional system, establishing the constitutional order, advancing representative democracy and consolidating the rule of law.

Fecha de envío / Submission date: 15/01/2026

Fecha de aceptación / Acceptance date: 27/03/2026