System flaws/ Lapaj with 1 mandate has more votes than Doshi who has 3 mandates as a deputy!

In the parliamentary elections of May 11, 2025 in Albania, it resulted that Adriatik Lapaj , leader of the Nisma Shqipëria Bëhet party , won only one parliamentary mandate with 3.65% of the national vote, while Tom Doshi , chairman of  the PSD , secured three mandates with a lower percentage of votes, 3.42% .

This result has sparked renewed debate on the Albanian electoral system, which is based on regional proportional representation and uses the D'Hondt method for distributing mandates.

In this system, the distribution of mandates is influenced not only by the percentage of votes at the national level, but also by the concentration of votes in certain districts.

For example, PSD votes were concentrated in districts such as Shkodra and Tirana, enabling this party to secure more mandates with a lower percentage of votes at the national level.

In contrast, the NSHB's votes were more dispersed, resulting in fewer mandates despite a higher percentage of votes.

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