TIRANA, May 13 /ATA/ – The ruling Socialist Party maintains a solid lead in Albania’s parliamentary election as vote counting is nearing completion.
With 4,486 of 5,225 polling stations counted until Monday midnight, the preliminary data released by the Central Election Commission show that the Socialists have received 619424 votes or 52.39% of the total.
The opposition coalition, led by the Democratic Party (PD-ASHM), trails behind with 404 601 votes or 34.22%.
The Initiative Albania Can ranks third with 3.51%, followed by the Social Democratic Party and the Opportunity Party, which have received 3.47% and 2.94% of the votes in the Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
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