'Just watch out for the goats' – Animal jumps at Dion Smith's wheel at Giro d'Italia in Albania, forces him into evasive ...

Dion Smith narrowly escaped a run-in with an Albanian goat on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, after the animal ran into the road and jumped at his back wheel on the 160km route that started and finished in Vlorë. The New Zealand rider was forced into …

EU envoy: Albania vote key to membership talks

DURRËS, May 11 (TemA) – The European Union’s ambassador to Albania said Sunday that the country’s election is a key test in its path to EU membership but withheld judgment pending the findings of international monitors. Speaking from a polling station in …

Albania polls close, vote counting now underway

TIRANA, May 11 (TemA) – Polls closed at 7 p.m. in Albania’s parliamentary election, where voters chose 140 lawmakers and the next government. Only those already in line may still vote. More than 3.7 million citizens were eligible. Turnout surpassed 41% by …

Exit poll: Albania’s Socialists on track for majority

TIRANA, May 11 (TemA) – Albania’s ruling Socialist Party (PS) is projected to win 79 seats in the 140-member parliament, according to the first national exit poll published by Albanian Post after polls closed on Sunday. The opposition coalition led by the …

Early electronic vote favors Albania’s Socialists

VORË, May 11 (TemA) – An early electronic vote count in two polling centers in the municipality of Vorë showed a strong lead for the ruling Socialist Party, despite no official authorization to release results. According to the printed tally from one …

Voter turnout in Albania reaches 38.6% by 5 p.m.

TIRANA, May 11 (TemA) – Voter turnout in Albania’s parliamentary election reached 38.57% by 5 p.m., the Central Election Commission said, with polls open until 7 p.m. The figure is based on data from 2,895 of 5,225 polling stations. Turnout at this point …

Voting ends in Albania's election amid bid to join EU

Albania’s PM tries for fourth term with promise of joining Europe

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Albania Holds Parliamentary Elections, PM Rama Seeks Fourth Term

Albanians are voting on Sunday to elect the country’s next parliament for a tenure of four years. A total of 5,225 voting sections opened at 7 AM local time (8 AM Bulgarian time) and will close at 7 PM (8 PM). These are the 11th parliamentary elections in …

Fateful Parliamentary Elections Have Begun In Albania

The vote is an important test on the Balkan country's path to EU membership. Albania began elections for a unicameral parliament on May 11. As Reuters notes, this is an important test on the Balkan country's path to European Union membership. …