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Albania set to vote after acrimonious campaign
Rama's socialists have a lead over their rivals
24 April, 11:10
(ANSA-AFP) - TIRANA, APR 24 - Albania is facing a
parliamentary election on Sunday seen as vital for its ambitions
to join the European Union after an acrimonious campaign marred
by a deadly gunfight between supporters of rival parties. Prime
Minister Edi Rama is seeking a third term but his socialists are
facing a challenge from a dozen parties united behind the main
opposition Democratic Party. And politicians of all stripes face
voter apathy in a country where the losers habitually accuse the
winners of vote-rigging and campaigns are marked by entrenched
personal rivalries.
Opinion polls suggest Rama's socialists have a lead over their rivals, but the last few days "will be decisive" as swing voters make up their minds, said political commentator Lutfi Dervishi.
(ANSA-AFP).
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Opinion polls suggest Rama's socialists have a lead over their rivals, but the last few days "will be decisive" as swing voters make up their minds, said political commentator Lutfi Dervishi.
(ANSA-AFP).
