Albania’s political, juridical and economic reconstruction

Communist leaders benefited from the resistance and the sacrifice of the Albanians during the years of World War II and have held on to the legitimacy that this war gave
to their governance. Their most important duty was to rebuild the sovereignty of their
power, ruined by the Italian and German invader. Yalta Conference has obliged the
governing authorities after the war to legitimate their governance by holding free and
democratic elections. This was the promise that Enver Hoxha, as a Prime minister, had
done to the Albanians after the KANC meeting in Berat.

On 2 December 1945 elections were held for the Constitutional Assembly, which would
decide on the type of regime in Albania. During this election participated only members
of the Democratic Front and there was no other party or individuals opposing it. The
Democratic Front won this election. On 10 January 1946 the Constitutional Assembly
that came victorious out of this election took a meeting and a day after unanimously
declared Albania a People’s Republic.

Right after German forces left, the Provisional Democratic Government undertook an
ambitious project to rebuild the damages from the War. For a short period, from
1945-1947, were rebuilt all the main roads and bridges of the country; a large number
of the houses and school destroyed. The government has exploited in this campaign
the post-war enthusiasm of the Albanians, UNRRA help and the Italian technicians and
specialists that have remained in Albania