{"id":11577,"date":"2021-04-25T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T19:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=11577"},"modified":"2021-04-25T19:49:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T19:49:42","slug":"mayor-erion-veliaj-over-72-mandates-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/mayor-erion-veliaj-over-72-mandates-across-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Erion Veliaj: Over 72 mandates across the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, said during a press conference that SP\u2019s nationwide projections depict the ruling party as the frontrunner with 72 mandates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long but beautiful day and I expect to close it that way. The first good news we got is that Exit Polls show us as the winners. The second good news is that our nationwide projections estimate over 72 mandates. We will have to wait patiently until the counting process concludes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the headquarters of the Socialist Party, Veliaj said that it is crucial to wait until all votes are counted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA vote is a sacred contract and it needs to be respected. The fact that all polls depict the SP as the winning force with 71-72 mandates means that we need to respect the process till the end, and tomorrow when the exact number of the mandates received will be clear we will have the opportunity to thank all those that cooperated and reach out to other opponents to start over a new path for our Albania\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, said during a press conference that SP\u2019s nationwide projections depict the ruling party as the frontrunner with 72 mandates. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long but beautiful day and I expect to close it that way. The first good news we got is that Exit Polls show us as the winners. 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