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exit.al reported.
On Friday, the PD National Council approved with no opposing votes the proposal of general secretary Gazmend Bardhi to hold elections in less than a month.
Two meetings of the highest bodies were held on Monday to discuss the handling of the post-electoral situation, yet no analysis of the election loss was on the agenda. In the meeting of the party leadership chairman Lulzim Basha said he expected everyone to agree that the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama rigged the elections of 25 April.
Fatbardh Kadilli, who has announced his candidacy for the post, blamed Basha for the loss and reiterated his call for his resignation in the meeting. (Zeljko Trkanjec | EURACTIV.hr)
8:38 CAT | 22 Apr 2021
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An opposition rally in Tirana, Albania in June 2019 ahead of the contested local elections. Violence has again marked the pre-election season in 2021. [Photo: Hektor Pustina/AP]
Violence has again marred the already turbulent pre-electoral atmosphere in Albania after a shooting outside the capital left one person dead and four injured on Wednesday.
According to a police statement, an officer was among the injured in the incident in the city of Elbasan, 35km south of the capital, Tirana.
Several people have been detained, including the suspected gunman. No further details were given by police.
Albania’s election season begins amid violence, recriminations