section_path: Background
section_name: Background
paragraph_text: Background
  
  In the 2021 parliamentary elections, the Socialist Party (PS) won 74 of the 140 seats in the parliament, resulting in Edi Rama being re-elected as Prime Minister. The PD-AN alliance, which was led by the centre-right Democrats and added several smaller parties to its coalition in the 2021 election, increased their seat-share from 43 to 59 seats.
  
  During the same period, President Ilir Meta faced widespread allegations of violating the constitution, particularly in his intervention in the electoral process and the overt partisan stance against the PS he adopted during the 2021 elections. In June 2021, the parliament initiated impeachment proceedings against Meta, accusing him of undermining the neutrality of the presidency. However, in February 2022, the constitutional court ruled that Meta's actions did not constitute a violation of the constitution.