We created Shqipëria Bashkuar because the Albanians demanding change from inside the country shouldn't be left to do it alone. We don't claim to run Albania from abroad. But we have a right — and a responsibility — that no one else can exercise in our place: to organize the diaspora's vote.
Our demand is single and concrete: the creation of a dedicated electoral district for the diaspora, with direct representation in Parliament.
A country losing its own people
Albania is facing a long demographic decline. The 2023 census recorded roughly 420,000 fewer residents than the 2011 census. Emigration remains one of the main causes of that decline.
Behind every figure is a human story: young people who see no future here, families that split apart, professionals who leave, and whole areas that lose their residents.
When a country keeps losing its people, it doesn't only lose population. It loses workers, professionals, parents, entrepreneurs, and citizens who could have helped it grow.
Albania cannot build a stable future while watching its citizens leave year after year.
A diaspora with economic weight, but no representation of its own
An estimated 1.6 million Albanians live outside the country. They support their families, invest in Albania, and keep strong ties to the homeland.
In 2024 alone, remittances flowing into Albania reached around one billion euros — a major contribution to the economy and to thousands of Albanian families.
In 2025, Albanians abroad voted for the first time from the countries where they live. But their votes were still counted within Albania's 12 existing districts, based on their district of origin.
That means the diaspora can vote, but elects no direct representatives of its own.
A community this large shouldn't remain only a source of remittances. It should also have political representation that reflects its ties, its contribution, and its interests.
A clear and achievable demand
We are asking for the creation of a dedicated electoral district for the diaspora, with reserved seats in Parliament.
Instead of scattering the votes of Albanians abroad across 12 districts, they would be gathered into one dedicated district. Diaspora Albanians would vote for candidates who represent them directly.
This would bring:
- direct representation of the diaspora in Parliament;
- candidates who answer to voters abroad;
- a stronger link between the diaspora and Albanian institutions;
- more weight for the vote of every Albanian living abroad.
This is not a demand for privilege. It is a demand for fair representation.
Not another party. A civic initiative.
Shqipëria Bashkuar is not a political party.
We don't back any party or candidate. We're not seeking office, and we're not building a vehicle to put someone in power.
We're building a civic organization around a single demand: direct representation for the Albanian diaspora.
This is an issue that can unite Albanians of different political views. It doesn't require agreeing on every problem the country faces. It only requires accepting one shared principle:
Albanians living abroad should be able to choose their own representatives in Parliament.
Why should the diaspora organize this demand?
Because no one else can organize our vote in our place.
Political parties have their own interests, candidates, and electoral calculations. We have a simpler interest: that the diaspora's vote not be lost inside a system that gives it no distinct representation.
The diaspora has experience, resources, international connections, and greater freedom to organize — without depending on employers, administration, or party structures in Albania.
This strength shouldn't be used to run the country from abroad. It should be used to demand a fair, democratic rule.
Change begins with organizing
A demand with no people behind it can be ignored.
A community that is registered, reachable, and organized is not so easily ignored.
By adding your name, you're not backing a party or a candidate. You're becoming part of a civic demand for fair representation of the diaspora.
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