Party for Justice and Integration , was a former Albanian

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 political party that tends to represent the Cham Albanians

Cham Albanians

Cham Albanians, or Chams , are a sub-group of Albanians who originally resided in the coastal region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Chameria. The Chams have their own peculiar cultural identity, which is a mixture of Albanian and Greek influences as well as many...

 in politics.

On 17 February 2011 it is joined to Party for Justice, Integration and Unity

Party for Justice, Integration and Unity

The Party for Justice, Integration and Unity is a political party in Albania whose primary aim is promotion of the national issues of Albanians, including Kosovo, Albanians in Macedonia, Montenegro, Presevo valley and especially the Cham issue....

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Statute

The party was formed in 2005 and declares in its statute that it belongs to the center right, which is the political homeland for the vast majority of Chams marginalized by the Communist regime. Since the demise of the one-party state, the Chams have consistently put their faith in the center right parties to pursue their rights with Greece. However, the Chams are fully aware that Tirana’s politicians, whether Democrats or Socialists, only really focus on the Cham question during election time.

2007 elections

The party won the plurality of seats in the municipality of Saranda, Delvina, Konispol

Konispol

Konispol is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Albanian-Greek border. The municipality consists of the town Konispol and the village Çiflik.The town's main interests are agriculture and viticulture...

, Markat

Markat

Markat is a municipality in the Sarandë District, Vlorë County, southern Albania. The municipality consists of the villages Dishat, Vërvë, Shalës, Markat, Ninat and Janjar....

, Xarrë

Xarrë

Xarrë is a municipality in the Sarandë District, Vlorë County, southern Albania. The municipality consists of the villages Xarrë, Mursi, Shkallë and Vrinë....

 and was one of the main parties in big municipalities like Vlora, Fier

Fier

Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...

, etc., on the last municipal elections in 2007.

2009 elections

At the latest national elections of Albania in July 2009 the party received around 14.477 (0,95%) votes, and one seat on the Albanian parliament.

Fusion with other cham parties

On 6 February 2011 the Party for Justice and Unity

Party for Justice and Unity

The Party for Justice and Unity was a former political party in Albania whose primary aim is promotion of the Cham issue. The party was created after the 2009 parliamentary elections, in September from two deputies of the new Albanian parliament: the sole representative of Party for Justice and...

and Party for Justice and Integration said very fast they will be fused to one new party.

External links

• Party for Justice and Integration