Albanians come to the polls today for parliamentary elections, in which Prime Minister Edi Rama is claiming a fourth term. The leader of the Socialist Party, who has been in power since 2013, is considered a favorite to win his opponent, former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party. Rama has been confronted in recent months with a series of scandals. Among them is the arrest of his ally, Mayor Tirana Erion Veliai, who is accused of corruption and money laundering. In the last week of the election campaign, Edi Rama reiterated his promise of Albania’s accession to the EU by the end of the decade. “We will secure our fourth term and will not lose a day for the goal of Albania’s integration into the EU by 2030,” he said at a gathering of supporters on Friday. However, many young voters are said to be tired of leaders such as Berisha and Rama, who ruled the country afterwards. […]
Source: News Beast
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