Political security In order to gain insights into how politically secure Albanians feel, sixteen questions were asked related to citizens’ representation by political institutions, democratic accountability and citizens’ political empowerment. On the extent to which the respondents fe el represented by the country’s main political institutions, the following questions were asked:“ Do you feel represented by parliament?”,“Do you feel represented by the central government (national government and ministries)”,“Do you feel represented by local governing institutions(municipality/prefecture)”. The results show that most Albanians do not feel represented by their democratic institutions. Only 8.3% say they fell represented by parliament, 11% say so about the central government and 16% about local government institutions. Given that the parliament is the most important institution in the country in terms political representation, the fact that 41.7% say that they do not feel represented by parliament represents an important source of political insecurity. Democratic accountability refers to the many ways in which citizens, political parties, parliaments, and other democratic actors can provide feedback to, reward or sanction officials in charge of setting and enacting public policy. 7 To obtain opinions on democratic accountability, the following questions were asked:“ Do you think parliamentarians and the government(prime minister and ministers) are concerned abo ut implementing the voters will?”,“How often do you think government leaders break the law or abuse their power?”,“How often do officials who commit crimes go unpunished?,“Is parliament capable of keeping the executive/the government in check?”,“Do you think that the elections in Albania offer a REAL CHOICE of political alternatives for citizens/voters?”. Although 58.2% did not provide a yes or no answer to whether the parliamentarians and the prime minister and ministers are concerned with implementing voters will, only a very small percentage of 7.8% of citizens say they do so, while the third(33.9%) say no. 7 Kristina Jelmin."Democratic accountability in service delivery: a synthesis of case studies." Sweden: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance(2011). 36