Socialist Party in Albania wins 53 municipalities, opposition to run 7

Counting the May 14th local elections in Albania has ended in 59 municipalities.Got it.

Currently, the votes for mayoralty in Tirana and Great Malece are still being counted, but the difference is great and cannot have a fallout; the Socialist Party's (PS) candidates are to the advantage.

For the announcement of the official result, the Central Election Commission will also expect the counting of votes for municipal advisers.

However, the Zone Election Commissions in 59 municipalities have already announced the results, while in the other two that are counted is clear to the Socialists' deep victory, since 53 municipalities will be run by the Socialist Party, 7 by the “Union coalition, we win the” led by Sali Berisha and Ilir Meta.

The municipality of Finiq in the south of the country will be led by the Greek minority party MGA.

In the first reaction after the elections, the SP chairman, at the same time the country's prime minister, Edi Rama, said the victory was deep, while low turnout according to him was a boycott of citizens against the opposition.

Meanwhile, opposition coalition leaders “Basca won” rejected the election outcome.

The most important victory, Prime Minister Rama named it at Shkodra, which for the first time in 30 years will be led by its Socialist Party, its candidate, Bennett Beci.

The prime minister responded to official Athens statements for the arrest of Alfred Beler, who won the mayor of Himara while in custody charged with vote buying.

I want to respect elections in Greece, and understand the inflammation of rhetoric by trying as much wisdom and restraint on my part and on our part. There is no way that we can agree with the idea that there is another justice for the citizens of Albania and another justice for the citizens of Albania of Greek nationality. Greek mining is not meat for anyone's electoral balls, neither in Albania, nor in Greece”, Rama said.

A day earlier, Greek Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis demanded that the Beler issue be resolved as soon as possible.

“I hope this adventure is over soon. Albania's path towards Europe passes through respect for Greek national minority rights”, Mitsotakis has said.

Monday afternoon the O mission SBE/ The ODIHR said the campaign was dominated by political leaders and that the voter interest was taken into account. Meanwhile, concern was voiced over allegations of the use of state resources.

“Issues of concern are claims of cases of state resources abuse, of pressures by administration employees and of selling votes. As to the use of power machines in the campaign, we hope that the CEC will do something about it, because it is the body responsible to ensure that elections were made in accordance with the” law, said mission chief Audrey Glover.

On Tuesday, the count for municipal councils in all municipalities in the country follows.