4th Legislature of Albania

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4th Legislature of Albania

Albanian: Legjislatura I e Republikës Shqiptare
Parliament of the Albanian Republic
Type
Type
HousesSenate
Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded1 June 1925
Disbanded7 June 1928
Preceded byConstitutional Assembly
Succeeded byConstitutional Assembly (1928)
Leadership
President of the Senate
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Seats18 senators (12 elected, 6 appointed) and 57 deputies
Meeting place
Tirana

The 4th Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura I e Republikës Shqiptare, "1st Legislature of the Albanian Republic") was the fourth legislative term of the Albanian parliament and the first of the Albanian Republic. It sat from 1 June 1925 to 7 June 1928 and was the only bicameral legislature in Albanian parliamentary history, consisting of a Senate (Albanian: Senati) and a Chamber of Deputies (Albanian: Dhoma e Deputetëve), with its seat in Tirana.[1]

Background

After the suppression of Fan Noli's government in late 1924, Ahmet Zogu reconvened parliament, which on 21 January 1925 proclaimed Albania a republic and on 31 January 1925 elected Zogu as the first President for a seven-year term.[2] The Fundamental Statute, promulgated on 2 March 1925, established a parliamentary republic with a bicameral legislature.[3]

Under the statute, legislative authority was vested in a Chamber of Deputies of 57 members and a Senate of 18 members, two-thirds of whom were elected by the public and one-third appointed by the president. The president was elected for a seven-year term by an absolute majority in a joint session of both chambers and held sweeping executive powers, including the right to appoint a third of the Senate and to rule by decree.[3] The elections were held on an indirect basis in April and May 1925; as most opposition leaders had gone into exile, government candidates largely ran unopposed.[4]

Composition

The Senate had 18 members—12 elected by the Constitutional Assembly on 2 March 1925 and 6 appointed by President Zogu—while the Chamber of Deputies had 57 members elected on 17 May 1925. The membership of both chambers changed during the term through resignations, deaths, appointments to ministerial or diplomatic posts, and by-elections; the lists below reflect those changes. Pandeli Evangjeli served as President of the Senate and Koço Kota as President of the Chamber of Deputies.

Senators elected by the Constitutional Assembly

The following senators were elected by the Constitutional Assembly on 2 March 1925.[5]

Elected senators
No.SenatorNotes
1Eqrem VloraAbsent from Senate sessions for two consecutive months; his seat was declared vacant by President of the Senate Pandeli Evangjeli on 5 May 1926. His death was announced to the Chamber of Deputies by Koço Kota on 26 March 1927.[6]
2Eshref Frashëri
3Hafiz XhemaliAlso recorded as Xhemal Mullai (Dibra).[7]
4Isuf DibraReplaced Eqrem Vlora on 18 December 1926; killed on 19 March 1927.[8]
5Nafiz Dervishi
6Pandeli Evangjeli
7Petro Harito
8Salih Vuçiterni
9Sami Vrioni
10Spiro (Pilo) Papa
11Shefqet VërlaciSworn in at the 6th session of the Senate, 15 June 1925.[9]
12Shuk SerreqiSworn in at the 2nd session of the Senate, 4 June 1925.[10]
13Zija Toptani

Senators appointed by the president

The following senators were appointed by the president of the Republic, Ahmet Zogu.

Appointed senators
No.SenatorNotes
1Abdurahman DibraSworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925; appointed Minister of the Interior on 31 October 1927.[11]
2Anton BeçaSworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925.[12]
3Gjon ÇobaElected senator in place of Pjetër Deda on 26 April 1926; sworn in at the Senate session of 29 April 1926.[13]
4Halid Rroji
5Ibrahim Xhindi
6Isuf Gjinali
7Pjetër Shan DedaSworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925; resigned in March 1926.[14]

Chamber of Deputies

The following deputies were elected on 17 May 1925. The list reflects the changes made during the legislature.

Members of the Chamber of Deputies, 1925–1928
No.DeputyNotes
1Abdurahman SalihAlso known as Abdurahman Mati.[15]
2Ahmet Hastopalli
3Arshi Halili (Xhindi)Elected deputy for the prefecture of Vlorë on 15 April 1928 in place of Elmas Xhaferi.[16]
4Bahri Begolli
5Banush HamdiuAppointed Albanian state representative to Romania and resigned his seat on 20 May 1926.[17]
6Bexhet HytiElected deputy for the prefecture of Elbasan in place of Kasem Sejdini on 21 July 1927; sworn in on 17 September 1927.[18]
7Bexhet Frashëri
8Ceno KryeziuAppointed Albanian state representative to Yugoslavia and later Czechoslovakia; killed by a student in Prague on 14 October 1927.[19]
9Elmas XhaferiDied in March 1928.[20]
10Fejzi AlizotiElected deputy for Gjirokastër on 14 April 1927.[21]
11Ferit Vokopola
12Fiqri Rusi
13Gjergj Çako
14Hajdar BlloshmiSworn in at the Chamber session of 10 November 1926.[22]
15Hamit Myftiu
16Hamit ToptaniSworn in at the Chamber session of 28 April 1926.[23]
17Harallamb PapadhopulliSworn in on 22 October 1927.[24]
18Hasan Biçaku (Biçakçiu)
19Hasan KryeziuElected deputy for Kosovo in place of Ceno Kryeziu; sworn in on 17 November 1926.[25]
20Hiqmet Delvina
21Hysen Vrioni
22Hysen Kuqi
23Hysni Toska
24Jak KoçiSworn in on 6 June 1925.[26]
25Jashar Erebara
26Javer Hurshiti
27Kasem Radovicka
28Kasem SejdiniAppointed Commander-in-Chief of the Albanian Gendarmerie; his seat was declared vacant by Koço Kota, President of the Chamber, on 14 May 1927.[27]
29Kolë Mjeda
30Kolec Deda
31Kostaq (Koço) Kota
32Kristaq Kosturi
33Kristo Floqi
34Loni Llogori
35Dr. Loni Gjini
36Maliq Bushati
37Mark Kapedani (Gjomarkaj)Elected deputy for the prefecture of Shkodër on 20 April 1927; sworn in on 2 May 1927.[28]
38Mihal Kaso
39Milto Tutulani
40Musa JukaElected deputy for the prefecture of Dibra on 25 February 1926; sworn in on 1 March 1926.[29]
41Myfit LibohovaDied in February 1927, aged 51.[30]
42Ndrekë Kiçi
43Petro Poga
44Prenk Llesh Gjoni
45Qani Dishnica
46Qazim Durmishi
47Qemal Karaosmani (Elbasani)Elected deputy for the prefecture of Berat in place of Hysen Vrioni; both sworn in on 7 December 1925. A second oath was taken on 9 December after the credentials committee reported.[31]
48Qemal VrioniSubmitted his resignation on 24 September 1925, accepted by the Chamber on 26 September 1925.[32]
49Rauf FicoSworn in on 20 June 1925; appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of the Albanian Republic to Turkey and resigned on 3 February 1926.[33]
50Rexhep MatiAlso recorded under the surname "Matja".[34]
51Sadik Shaska
52Said Kalaja
53Said Toptani
54Selahydin Blloshmi
55Simon PopaSworn in on 21 September 1925.[35]
56Simon Simonidhi
57Sokrat VoxhoriAlso recorded under the surname "Vozhori".[36]
58Stavro StavriAppointed Albanian state representative to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and resigned on 10 October 1925.[37]
59Sulejman StarovaElected deputy for Korçë on 6 July 1926 in place of Banush Hamdiu; accepted by the Chamber on 27 September, while serving as Minister of Finance.[38]
60Syrja Pojani
61Shahsivar Alltuni
62Tef Gera
63Vasil BamihaAbsent for two consecutive months; under Article 22 of the Fundamental Statute, declared automatically unseated at the 23rd session, 2 May 1927.[39]
64Vasil RusiElected deputy for the prefecture of Durrës on 25 February 1926; sworn in on 1 March 1926.[40]
65Veis Sevrani
66Xhafer YpiReceived the confidence of the Chamber as Minister of Education on 17 September 1927.[41]
67Xhelal Zogu
68Xhemil Dino
69Zenel Mandiqi

Dissolution

The legislature sat until 7 June 1928. Later that year, following elections on 17 August 1928, a Constitutional Assembly of 58 members enshrined the monarchy as the form of government, and on 1 September 1928 Ahmet Zogu was proclaimed King Zog I, transforming the republic into the Albanian Kingdom.[1]

See also

References

  1. "History of Albanian Parliamentarism". Embassy of the Republic of Albania. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  2. "1925 Albanian presidential election". Wikipedia. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  3. "Albanian Republic (1925–1928)". Wikipedia. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  4. "1925 Albanian parliamentary election". Wikipedia. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  5. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, p. 370.
  6. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/2, p. 847. Absent for two consecutive months; seat declared vacant by President of the Senate Pandeli Evangjeli on 5 May 1926. Death announced to the Chamber of Deputies by Koço Kota on 26 March 1927.
  7. Also recorded as Xhemal Mullai (Dibra).
  8. Replaced Eqrem Vlora on 18 December 1926; killed on 19 March 1927.
  9. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, p. 323. Sworn in at the 6th session of the Senate, 15 June 1925.
  10. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, p. 317. Sworn in at the 2nd session of the Senate, 4 June 1925.
  11. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, p. 317; 1927, p. 268. Sworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925; appointed Minister of the Interior on 31 October 1927.
  12. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, p. 317. Sworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925.
  13. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/2, pp. 827–835. Elected senator in place of Pjetër Deda on 26 April 1926; sworn in at the Senate session of 29 April 1926.
  14. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, p. 317; 1926/2, p. 705. Sworn in at the 2nd session, 4 June 1925; resigned in March 1926.
  15. Also known as Abdurahman Mati.
  16. Bisedime parlamentare, 1928/2, p. 151. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Vlorë on 15 April 1928 in place of Elmas Xhaferi.
  17. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, pp. 24, 47; 1926/2, pp. 323–324. Appointed Albanian state representative to Romania and resigned his seat on 20 May 1926.
  18. Bisedime parlamentare, 1927/2, p. 9. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Elbasan in place of Kasem Sejdini on 21 July 1927; sworn in on 17 September 1927.
  19. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, p. 24; 1927/2, pp. 113–120. Appointed Albanian state representative to Yugoslavia and later Czechoslovakia; killed by a student in Prague on 14 October 1927.
  20. Died in March 1928.
  21. Elected deputy for Gjirokastër on 14 April 1927.
  22. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, pp. 271–272. Sworn in at the Chamber session of 10 November 1926.
  23. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, pp. 1639–1640. Sworn in at the Chamber session of 28 April 1926.
  24. Bisedime parlamentare, 1927/2, p. 124. Sworn in on 22 October 1927.
  25. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, p. 780. Elected deputy for Kosovo in place of Ceno Kryeziu; sworn in on 17 November 1926.
  26. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, p. 384. Sworn in on 6 June 1925.
  27. Bisedime parlamentare, 1927/3, p. 378. Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Albanian Gendarmerie; seat declared vacant by Koço Kota, President of the Chamber, on 14 May 1927.
  28. Bisedime parlamentare, 1927/3, pp. 260–265. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Shkodër on 20 April 1927; sworn in on 2 May 1927.
  29. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, pp. 1084–1087. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Dibra on 25 February 1926; sworn in on 1 March 1926.
  30. Died in February 1927, aged 51.
  31. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/2, pp. 214, 240. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Berat in place of Hysen Vrioni; both sworn in on 7 December 1925; a second oath was taken on 9 December 1925 after the credentials committee reported.
  32. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, pp. 971, 976. Submitted his resignation on 24 September 1925, accepted by the Chamber on 26 September 1925.
  33. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, p. 455; 1926/1, pp. 1083–1084. Sworn in on 20 June 1925; appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey and resigned on 3 February 1926.
  34. Also recorded under the surname "Matja".
  35. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, p. 969. Sworn in on 21 September 1925.
  36. Also recorded under the surname "Vozhori".
  37. Bisedime parlamentare, 1925/1, p. 1111. Appointed Albanian state representative to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and resigned on 10 October 1925.
  38. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, p. 47. Elected deputy for Korçë on 6 July 1926 in place of Banush Hamdiu; accepted by the Chamber on 27 September 1926 while serving as Minister of Finance.
  39. Bisedime parlamentare, 1927/3, p. 259. Absent for two consecutive months; under Article 22 of the Fundamental Statute, declared automatically unseated at the 23rd session, 2 May 1927.
  40. Bisedime parlamentare, 1926/1, pp. 1084–1087. Elected deputy for the prefecture of Durrës on 25 February 1926; sworn in on 1 March 1926.
  41. On 17 September 1927 received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies as Minister of Education.