The main opposition party claimed earlier on Friday that dozens of ballot papers had been found in a private establishment and used by the ruling Socialist Party (SP) in the central Albanian town of Peqin, saying that the ballot papers were allegedly used in the so-called “Bulgarian train,” where pre-marked ballots are used to influence election results.

The State Election Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi rejected the allegations in a formal response sent to France Nuri, the legal representative of DP-led opposition’s coalition “Alliance for Magnificent Albania.”

In its formal response, the central election body stated that no cases of unused ballot papers have been found outside the sealed election boxes.

The CEC also clarified that the materials discovered were not part of the official ballot stock and likely belonged to training kits used for staff instruction.

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