Albania votes as PM Rama seeks fourth term, promising EU integration

By Fatos Bytyci and Edward McAllister TIRANA (Reuters) -Albanians started voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday with prime minister Edi Rama seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office after a campaign dominated by promises to join the European …

Albania’s PM tries for fourth term with promise of joining Europe

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Hundreds of international observers dispatched across Albania for the parliamentary elections

Among them are delegations from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (PA OSCE), the European Parliament, the OSCE/ODIHR, and the US Embassy, the Albanian Post reported. A total of 500 …

Albania Holds Parliamentary Elections, PM Rama Seeks Fourth Term

Albanians are voting on Sunday to elect the country’s next parliament for a tenure of four years. A total of 5,225 voting sections opened at 7 AM local time (8 AM Bulgarian time) and will close at 7 PM (8 PM). These are the 11th parliamentary elections in …

Fateful Parliamentary Elections Have Begun In Albania

The vote is an important test on the Balkan country's path to EU membership. Albania began elections for a unicameral parliament on May 11. As Reuters notes, this is an important test on the Balkan country's path to European Union membership. …

Turnout in Albania reaches 13.4% by 10 a.m.

TIRANA, May 11 (TemA) – Albanians began voting on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with 3.7 million eligible voters—including nearly 245,000 from the diaspora—called to the polls in a race closely watched across the region. The Central Election Commission …

Albania votes as PM Rama seeks fourth term

Albania kicks off parliamentary elections

TIRANA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Voting in parliamentary elections kicked off across Albania on Sunday. A total of 3.7 million eligible voters, including those living overseas, will cast ballots to elect 140 parliament members from 11 political parties and …

Albania’s Berisha votes as U.S. visa bids ignored

Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha voted in Sunday’s election while denying he sought a U.S. visa, despite evidence of two ignored requests amid his continued non grata status. TIRANA, May 11 (TemA) – Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha voted in …

Albania votes in general elections amid growing voter disillusionment

Albanians are casting ballots in the general election, with Prime Minister Edi Rama seeking an unprecedented fourth term after a campaign dominated by promises of European Union membership and corruption allegations. Polling stations opened at 7am local …