CEC Update: Voter turnout reaches 42.17%, diaspora vote at 79.24%

Urim Shera — Sun, 11 May 2025 21:29:34 +0000

TIRANA, May 11 /ATA/ – Central Election Commission (CEC) has released updated voter turnout figures based on the from 3020 out of 5225 polling stations after the polls officially closed in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Albania.

According to CEC data, the turnout of the Albanian voters inside the country has reached 42.17%, up from 37.79% voter turnout in 2023 mayoral elections and down from 48.59% 2021 parliamentary elections.

For the first time, nearly 246,000 diaspora voters were registered and 79.24 of them have returned their ballot papers, according to the central election body.

According to CEC data, the voter turnout in various regions across the country is as follows:

Berat: 39.55%

Dibër: 50.10%

Durrës: 40.53%

Elbasan: 42.13%

Fier 42.02%

Gjirokastër: 39.23%

Korça: 40.99%

Kukës: 46.15%

Lezhë: 41.56%

Shkodër: 36.78%

Tiranë: 48.73%

Vlorë: 31.49%

Diaspora voter turnout is estimated at 79.24%:

Berat 78.70%

Dibër 80.21%

Durrës 81.47%

Elbasan 79.15%

Fier 81.41%

Gjirokastër 77.68%

Kor çë 78.96%

Kukës 76.58%

Lezhë 81.07%

Shkodër 78.65%

Tiranë 81.52%

Vlorë 78.68%

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CEC update – Albanian Telegraphic Agency.

CEC Update: Voter turnout reaches 42.17%, diaspora vote at 79.24%