Libra Party

The Libra Party or Equal List (Albanian: Lista e Barabartë) is a political party in Albania. It was founded in 2016.[2]

Libra Party
Leader	Ben Blushi
Founded	1 November 2016
Split from	Socialist Party
Headquarters	Tirana
Ideology	Social liberalism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism[1]
Political position	Centre to centre-left
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
Colours	Yellow
National Assembly	0 / 140
Municipality	0 / 61
Website
www.libra.al
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History

Ben Blushi

The party was founded by Ben Blushi, a prominent politician/writer, and Mimoza Hafizi; both former MPs of the Socialist Party of Albania. They left the Socialist Party after months of discussions with the leader Edi Rama and opposed the government's decisions. The pair wanted elections to be held within the party to elect a new leader. In October 2016, after leaving the party they created LIBRA, 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 with centrist tendencies, which promotes equality and human rights. Social liberalism, civic nationalism and pro-Europeanism are its 3 main ideologies.[3] It promotes democracy and 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.

Leader

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Ben Blushi	13 February 2017	current

Parliamentary representation

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes		Seats		Role
		#	%	#	±
2017	Ben Blushi	19,666	1.3	0 / 140	new	extraparliamentary

References

1. "Lista e Barabarte". libra.al.
2. "Albanian Daily News". www.albaniannews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
3. "Lista e Barabarte". libra.al. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

External links

• Official website