At the CEC meeting, the chairman Kreshnik Radoniqi said that the voting is running smoothly.

“Voting is running smoothly. According to preliminary data, in more than 98% of polling stations, the percentage of eligible voters who have voted until 15:00 hrs is 26.95% or 499, 828 voters from 1 million 885 thousand 448 voters. At the corresponding time, in the 2017 local elections 541, 834 voters or 28.65% of the voters had cast the ballot, ” the chairman of the CEC announced.
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Until 17:00hrs, according to official data published by the Central Election Commission, the turnout was 43.83%.

According to the CEC, in 1801 polling stations that have provided updates on conduct of the electoral process so far 576, 047 citizens have cast the ballot out of 1270088 voters on the list of these voting centers.

Earlier today, the CEC spokeswoman, Drilona Hoxhaj, at a media briefing, said that “currently there are no problems and the situation continues to be calm, even in those few polling stations that reported temporary interruptions, the voting process continues smoothly.”

“As to participation, the application continues to work. Commissioners and operators have begun to upload data not only on percentage of voters’ turnout, but also on the pace of electoral process in polling stations, as this application has turned into a communication platform that enables more accurate information. Regarding the participation in voting until 16:00hrs, it is around 38.04%. This percentage is based only on updated information provided from 1612 polling stations out of 5199 in total,” she said.

Hoxhaj said that “the process is quiet, orderly and currently the percentage of turnout signals a perception of close to normal participation.”

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