TIRANA, May 11 /ATA/ – Democratic Party (DP) leader Sali Berisha called on the members of the election commissions representing the opposition’s Alliance for Magnificent Albania to respect the law during the ballot collecting and counting process.
In a press statement after polls closed in Albania’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, Berisha voiced confidence in his coalition’s performance and significant electoral strength, urging members of the vote counting commissions to count ballots with high integrity.
The people have spoken, now we wait,” Berisha stated, underlining that turnout was strong in center-right strongholds and predicting favorable results for his Alliance for a Magnificent Albania.
“I call on our members in the Commissions of Electoral Administration Zone (CEAZ) and ballot counting commissions to obey the law and only the law. No vote should be counted under pressure. The process is being fully monitored,” he said.
Berisha accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of pressuring the members of the CEAZs, and urged election officials to resist any form of coercion.
He also commented the results of an exit poll released this evening, saying “all the data show the domination of the opposition’s alliance.”
According to him, operative data from all over the country that the centre-right strongholds has recorded significant growth in support and that he is optimistic about the opposition’s performance.
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