Albania votes today for 61 new mayors

Albanians this Sunday vote for the election of new mayors in the country’s 61 municipalities. Out of 61 municipalities, three of them, Vorë, Kamzë and Elbasan, will have electronic voting and counting, and the result is expected to be released 30 minutes after the end of citizens’ voting. This May 14, there are 3,650,550 eligible […]

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