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Albania will elect a new parliament on Sunday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama is seeking a historic fourth consecutive term. The election will also be a key test for the country's EU integration.
Albanians head to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections seen as crucial to gauging the country's democratic development, and its progress towards its goal of a European future.
Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party (PS) is on track to secure fourth consecutive victory in Albania's parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday.
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania holds parliamentary elections on Sunday in which prime minister Edi Rama is seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office after a campaign dominated by promises to join the European Union and accusations of widespread graft.
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European Council President António Costa on Tuesday criticized Serbia populist president's trip to Russia's Victory Day ceremonies last week, but said that he received assurances that the troubled Balkan nation nonetheless will remain on the path toward European Union accession.
Expanding to the Western Balkans is once again one of the EU's priorities, European Council President António Costa told Euronews in an interview. He begins a tour of the region on Tuesday. View on eu
Almost 200,000 Albanians abroad voted by postal vote - The candidates' campaign and the country's EU membership ambitions