The official voting hours have closed across Albania for the parliamentary elections, which will determine 140 new members of parliament and the government that will lead the country for the next 4 years. As was done in previous elections, voting will continue only with people in line.
Over 3.7 million Albanian citizens were eligible to vote this Sunday, and according to the results of the Central Election Commission, voter turnout exceeded 41% by 6:00 p.m. The novelty of these elections was the diaspora vote.
Citizens chose between 3 coalitions and 8 electoral entities, while all attention is now focused on the counting process.
There were 5,225 voting centers distributed throughout the country, while the vote counting process will take place in 93 CEAZs.
The electoral process was conducted in an overall peaceful manner, but minor incidents were not lacking in many areas, where there were clashes between commissioners, several cases of photographing votes, or delays in the start of voting.
The most serious incident can be considered the one in the Vora CEAZ where the Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Flamur Noka, and two citizens were involved in a verbal altercation, which resulted in criminal proceedings by the authorities.
The State Police had organized a plan of measures for the smooth conduct of the elections with over 5,000 officers distributed throughout all polling stations and vote administration.
In these parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Rama is seeking a fourth term, while Sali Berisha is aiming to return to power after 12 years. (A2 Televizion)
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