Libra Party (Albania)
Libra Party | |
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| Leader | Ben Blushi |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Tirana |
| Ideology |
Social liberalism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism [1] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Yellow |
| National Assembly |
2 / 140 |
| Municipality |
0 / 61 |
| Website | |
| http://www.libra.al// | |
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The Libra Party (Albanian: Lista e Barabartë) is an Albanian political party, founded in 2016.[2] [3] It currently has 2 Members in the National Assembly.[4]
History
The party was founded by Ben Blushi, a prominent politican and writer and Mimoza Hafizi, both former MP of the Socialist Party. They left the Socialist Party after months of discussions with the leader Edi Rama. They opposed the decisions made by the government and wanted elections to be held within the party, to elect a new leader. On October 2016, they both left the party and created IBRA, which in albanian is an acronym for 'Lista e Barabartë' (The equal list).
Currently both Ben Blushi and Mimoza Hafizi, serve as Members of the National Assembly from the LIBRA Party.
Ideology
Libra means Knowledge, Freedom and Balance. It is a centre-left political party, which promotes equality and human rights. Social liberalism, Civic nationalism and Pro-Europeanism are her 3 main ideologies. [5] It promotes democracy, education and believes that all people should be treated as equal. The main goal is to help reduce poverty and to create a society that lives in harmony and justice.
Parliamentary representation
| Year | Seats | Number of total seats |
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| 2013 | 2 | 140 |