{"id":10527,"date":"2021-04-15T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=10527"},"modified":"2021-04-15T19:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:23:02","slug":"tight-race-in-durres-iris-luarasi-smis-downfall-goes-to-basha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tight-race-in-durres-iris-luarasi-smis-downfall-goes-to-basha\/","title":{"rendered":"Tight race in Durres, Iris Luarasi says SMI&#8217;s downfall might be in part due to Basha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second electoral survey conducted by the company MRB and Euronews Albania revealed that it will be a close call for Prime Minister Edi Rama and the leader of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha in the district of Durres.<\/p>\n<p>University professor, Iris Luarasi, said that in the past days there have been several indicators suggesting upward trends for DP\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was to be expected and it has been anticipated from the beginning that the difference between the two prime minister candidates will narrow. A rising trend for Mr. Basha started two weeks ago, \u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Luarasi also pointed out the significant decline of the Socialist Movement for Integration and attributed it to the leader of the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat catches the attention is a fragment of the SMI, as there is a huge downfall, and I believe that part is going to Basha. I have always been a partisan of people that once left the DP were joining the SMI at the 2017 elections, now they\u2019re returning to the DP in a sense,\u201d said Luarasi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/ilva-tare-show\/2021\/04\/15\/rama-and-basha-in-an-equal-race-for-pm-sejamini-ranks-reasons-behind-bashas-increased-support\/\">\u2018Rama and Basha in an equal race for PM\u2019, Sejamini ranks reasons behind Basha\u2019s increased support<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manjani: Either Rama wins and governs for the next 35 years, or the opposition does and politics goes back to normality \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second electoral survey conducted by the company MRB and Euronews Albania revealed that it will be a close call for Prime Minister Edi Rama and the leader of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha in the district of Durres. 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