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Ballot counting interrupted in Tirana’s number five unit

Counting of ballots has been stopped this Monday for several hours at the “Vasil Shanto” school in Tirana and is expected to start at 11:00. Halting of the process has come despite the order by Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Ilirjan Celibashi vote counters must continue working without …

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Arrested opposition candidate wins Himara municipality

Candidate of the “Together We Win” coalition, Fredi Beleri has won the mandate of the mayor of Himara in the May 14 elections, although he was arrested on vote-rigging charges. According to the local media, Beleri won by a narrow margin to his Socialist Party (SP) opponent, Jorgo Goro. Meanwhile, …

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Saranda, Belsh municipalities won by socialist candidates

Process of ballots’ counting has finished this Monday in the Municipality of Saranda and Belsh, where candidates of the Socialist Party have won over their opponents from the “Together We Win” coalition. Arif Tafani has secured the next mandate at the head of the city of Belsh with a very …

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Socialist woman mayor elected in Klos municipality

Candidate of the Socialist Party (SP), Valbona Kola will be Mayor of Klos Municipality, where the ballot counting has been officially closed this Monday. Kola won the May 14 local elections with 4466 votes against the “Together We Win” coalition candidate, Bedri Hoxha who got 3499 votes. On the other …

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Ruling Socialists head for sweeping victory of Albania’s administrative elections 

TIRANA, May 15, 2023 – Albania’s ruling Socialist Party is projected to win 52 of the country’s 61 municipal elections, including every single large population center, as vote counting reaches its final stage. The Socialists are set to win the key races of the largest cities of Tirana and Durres, …

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Democrat official enters illegally voting center

An incident was recorded in a voting center in Elbasan. According to the ABC, in ‘Dhaskal Todri’ school, the help of the police has been requested to intervene, after the representative of the coalition ‘Together We Win’ (BF), Flamur Noka, has entered the voting center, putting pressure on him. Meanwhile, …

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Durres, voting center closed due to intervention of unauthorized persons

Voting has been blocked in a voting center in the city of Durres. It is reported that some unauthorized persons stayed inside the voting center and endangered the orderly development of the process. Durres Police said that it intervened and removed these unauthorized persons and then the process returned to …

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Berisha’s appeal to citizens following low voter turnout

Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha called on the citizens to participate in the voting in the following hours. Berisha emphasized that the opposition will guarantee their vote, from the narco-administration and the narco-state of Edi Rama. “I will thank all the citizens who cast their votes in the ballot boxes …

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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 …

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Man arrested for violating Kolonja’s socialist mayor candidate

Just few hours before the start of the voting process for new mayors, the Socialist Party (SP) candidate in Kolonja Municipality, Erion Isai was attacked by supporters of the “Together We Win” coalition, where the candidate of this force, Ethem Lumani, was also present. In connection with this event, Esmeraldo …