TIRANA, July 8 /ATA/- Prefect of the District of Vlora, Vangjel Tavo has been voted by the leadership of the Socialist Party as a candidate for byelection in the municipality of Himara.
The SP Secretary General, Blendi Klosi, in a media statement, said today that Tavo is as a well-known political figure, familiar with that region.
“Electoral contests have prepared him to be a representative of that community. August 4th is just around the corner. We will have a smooth election race. We are going to have a peaceful campaign”, said Blendi Klosi after the meeting of the SP parliamentary group.
The byelection in Himara for the mayor will take place on August 4. President Bajram Begaj decreed this date after the Central Election Commission declared Fredi Beleri’s mandate null and void due to final court decision sentencing him to 2 years in prison for electoral fraud.
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