Lezha, polling stations open late for procedural reasons

The first vote is cast at polling station 737, at the "Besëlidhja" school in Lezha.

Voting centers opened late for procedural reasons, writes A2.

So far, there has been little interest from citizens in voting at the opening.

Albania holds parliamentary elections today, the 11th since the advent of democracy. Voting begins at 07:00 throughout the country and closes at 19:00. Over 3.7 million (3,713,761) eligible citizens inside and outside Albania will exercise their right to vote in the election of representatives to parliament, as well as for the leadership of the country for the next 4 years.

Over 114 thousand (114,642) citizens will vote for the first time in these elections, while for the first time in Albania the diaspora will also vote, a process that will be carried out by mail. According to data from the Central Election Commission, more than 245 thousand people have registered to participate in this process.

In these elections, 2,046 candidates are running for just 140 seats in parliament. (A2 Televizion)