here<\/a> to see the interactive map.<\/p>\nReportedly, the delay came as a result of disagreements between Counting Teams, while some of them left only to return afterward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eight hours after polls officially closed in Durres, the counting process began at around 3 AM. The process is rolling regularly despite the delay and the Central Election Commission reported that the first ballot boxes tallied are from Shijak and Maminas. According to figures released by CEC, as of 03:35 AM, the Socialist Party has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":11664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eight hours after polls officially closed in Durres, the counting process began at around 3 AM. The process is rolling regularly despite the delay and the Central Election Commission reported that the first ballot boxes tallied are from Shijak and Maminas. According to figures released by CEC, as of 03:35 AM, the Socialist Party has […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/euronews.al\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1068\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"601\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ro ot\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@euronewsalbania\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@euronewsalbania\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ro ot\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ro ot\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a0bb3a9a1cf4c1a68710ffb68fc48b3d\"},\"headline\":\"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\"},\"wordCount\":98,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kryesoret\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\",\"name\":\"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg\",\"width\":1068,\"height\":601},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Euronews Albania\",\"description\":\"Top stories in Albania, Kosovo and the Balkans\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Euronews Albania\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/logo-mobile-euronews-albania-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/logo-mobile-euronews-albania-1.png\",\"width\":280,\"height\":33,\"caption\":\"Euronews Albania\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/euronews.al\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/euronewsalbania\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a0bb3a9a1cf4c1a68710ffb68fc48b3d\",\"name\":\"ro ot\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/author\/root\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania","og_description":"Eight hours after polls officially closed in Durres, the counting process began at around 3 AM. The process is rolling regularly despite the delay and the Central Election Commission reported that the first ballot boxes tallied are from Shijak and Maminas. According to figures released by CEC, as of 03:35 AM, the Socialist Party has […]","og_url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/","og_site_name":"Euronews Albania","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/euronews.al\/","article_published_time":"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1068,"height":601,"url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"ro ot","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@euronewsalbania","twitter_site":"@euronewsalbania","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ro ot"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/"},"author":{"name":"ro ot","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a0bb3a9a1cf4c1a68710ffb68fc48b3d"},"headline":"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed","datePublished":"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/"},"wordCount":98,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg","keywords":["Kryesoret"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/","url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/","name":"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed - Euronews Albania","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-26T01:52:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Procesi-i-numerimit-te-votave-Luigi-Soreca-Twitter-1-1068x601-1.jpg","width":1068,"height":601},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/counting-begins-in-durres-eight-hours-after-polls-closed\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Counting begins in Durres, eight hours after polls closed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/","name":"Euronews Albania","description":"Top stories in Albania, Kosovo and the Balkans","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#organization","name":"Euronews Albania","url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/logo-mobile-euronews-albania-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/logo-mobile-euronews-albania-1.png","width":280,"height":33,"caption":"Euronews Albania"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/euronews.al\/","https:\/\/x.com\/euronewsalbania"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a0bb3a9a1cf4c1a68710ffb68fc48b3d","name":"ro ot","sameAs":["http:\/\/euronews.al\/en"],"url":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/author\/root\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}