The role and legal position of the President in the Republic of Albania. Its relationship with other constitutional bodies

By, Dr. Sofjana VELIU, Dr. Diana BIBA

Abstract

In this article, we will try to highlight the figure of the President in the Parliamentary Republic, as is the case of Albania, his role and legal position, and the powers that are recognized as a constitutional body. The figure of the head of state in the function of the historical context, the forms of government but also his functions and powers, has passed into different forms of models, sometimes as a monarch and sometimes as the president of the country. There have been heads of state who have not only formally enjoyed a primary position in the system of state bodies, exercising control over other bodies, including the parliament but have also effectively run the state in all senses. Nowadays, with the exception of the French system of the Fifth Republic and to some extent in the Finnish and Portuguese systems, in which the President has very important constitutional powers, in most European countries the head of state is considered the embodiment of the unity of the nation, with the functions of an adviser or arbitrator “super parts” (which stands above the parties), i.e. as a representative of a neutral power, which, as a whole, respects the constitutional norms and, in particular, regulates the relations between political bodies. The role of the President of the Republic within the political-constitutional order takes the form and influence given to the person at the head of that institution. In parliamentary republics, its role is primarily one of guaranteeing political and institutional balances between different powers. Whenever politics is in crisis, as it happens in many cases in Albania, then the role of the President becomes essential. If politics follows its normal course, then his role is merely ceremonial.

How to cite: Veliu, S., & Biba, D. (2023). The role and legal position of the president in the Republic of Albania. its relationship with other constitutional bodies. Jus & Justicia, 17(1), 21–30.

https://doi.org/10.58944/ddba7815