1925 Albanian presidential election

1925 Albanian presidential election

31 January 1925

Nominee Ahmet Zogu Party Party of Traditions Electoral vote 138 Percentage 98.57%

President before election Wilhelm I (As Prince) Elected President Ahmet Zogu Party of Traditions

The 1925 Albanian presidential election was held on 31 January 1925 in order to elect the President of the newly established Albanian Republic. Incumbent Prime Minister of Albania Ahmet Zogu won the election in a vote conducted by the Parliament of Albania.

General election

On election day, 31 January 1925, Prime Minister Ahmet Zogu was elected as the first president of the Albanian Republic with 98.57% of the Parliament vote. Zogu was sworn in for his first seven-year term on 1 February 1925. It marked the first and last presidential election of the shortly lived Albanian Republic before President Zogu was proclaimed the King of Albania and reigned as Zog I on 1 September 1928. A second presidential election in Albania wouldn't occur until the fall of communism in the country in 1991.

Results

Albanian presidential election, 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Party of Traditions	Ahmet Zogu	138	98.57
		Scattering	2	1.43
Total votes			140	100.00
	Party of Traditions gain from Monarchy