Kukes citizens vote for new mayor after Safet Gjici’s sex scandal

Residents of Kukës will turn this Sunday to the ballot boxes for the second time in 5 months, to elect their new mayor. As determined by the Central Elections Commission (CEC) regulation, the voting centers have been open since 07:00, while they will remain open until 19:00. For this process, 74 voting centers have been […]

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