26 April 2021, 2:09 AM | Reuters | @SABCNews
Image: ReutersAccording to Top Channel TV s exit poll, Rama s Socialistswere set to win 46.9% of the vote.
Albania’s ruling Socialist Party looked set to win Sunday’s national election and secure a third term for Prime Minister Edi Rama, an exit poll showed.
According to Top Channel TV’s exit poll, Rama’s Socialists were set to win 46.9% of the vote. That would give them a slight majority of 71 seats in the 140-seat parliament.
The Democratic Party, led by Lulzim Basha, was set to win43.5% of the vote, while another opposition party, the Socialist Integration Movement, was forecast to come third with 6.9%.
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Albania’s Socialist Party (PS) is projected to have won the country’s parliamentary election with 46.9% of the vote, translating to 71 seats in parliament. The opposition Democratic Party (DP) has won 43,5% of the vote, translating to 63 seats, according to the exit polls published by
Social Movement for Integration (LSI) is also projected to enter parliament with 6 seats (6,9%) in the 140-seat parliament. Preliminary turnout was almost 48%, slightly higher than four years ago.
Edi Rama, prime minister and SP leader, achieved a close victory with only two votes more than the opposition which may open a path to his third successive mandate. Other exit polls, published by
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