Citizens who voted optimisticly for peace and progress

Skender Sahini says these elections are slaps for the Democratic Party, praising that these elections have gone smoothly.

“The best, these elections are slaps on the Democratic Party, because it claimed that they were being violated, but that the elections were made, they said there would be disaster, so-so. Calm, normal vote took place, people are voting, turnout has been very good and continues to come”, he says.

Marja Resuli says she's on vacation just to vote in order to exercise her right to vote.

From these elections we expect calm, peace between political forces and at the same time people will be calm, finding solutions, finding the commitment of political forces to the people. And know that there is law, to administer laws, and not ideas of each”, Resul says.

Jevrie Pisha, says he's come from work to vote for what he says he expects the best for everyone.

With the greatest speed, from direct work... We always expect the best, we don't expect to go down, it's going to be okay because it doesn't fix with a pencil crash, it's slow to fix things. Not screaming, not snooping, fighting, throwing bombs, not good things for us, we don't want to be destroyed anymore, we have to walk in front of”, says Pisha.

Albanian citizens have been able to vote since 7am to elect 61 mayors. The polling stations will be open until 7:00. Local elections are being monitored by 150 O observers The SEU, also from foreign embassies' missions in Albania.

State police have engaged 7779 effective ones, of whom 5876 employees are engaged in guarding the facilities, and another 1450 are on the alert to the election process.

These elections that are being held without large opposition participation.

During the day in Tirana and other cities, protests by the opposition have been held, saying these elections are only voting, and that the same are becoming as in the time of dictatorship.