{"id":30551,"date":"2022-01-30T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T10:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=30551"},"modified":"2022-01-30T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T10:07:02","slug":"high-voter-turnout-recorded-in-shkodra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/high-voter-turnout-recorded-in-shkodra\/","title":{"rendered":"High voter turnout recorded in Shkodra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting in Shkodra began at 8 AM, as Democrats flocked to the polls to elect who will represent them at the by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will choose the candidate listed by the faction of the Democratic Party led by Sali Berisha.<\/p>\n<p>At least 50 voters showed up as soon as polls opened, with many others waiting in line, reported Euronews Albania\u2019s correspondent Teodor Gjerga.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha presented 6 candidates in Shkodra, namely Alfred Kosobashi Arben Maliqi, Astrit Bushati, Bardh Spahia, Irena Shestani Shala, and Irma Kopliku Alushi.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the acting mayor of Shkodra Voltana Ademi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ademi.voltana\/posts\/481156453369223\">announced<\/a> she would not run for another term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to this post, and previous public positions bestowed on me, but also due to my decades-long engagement with the Democratic Party, I have decided not to participate in the primaries due on January 30. In my judgment, I would be entering the race with an advantage in front of other colleagues, as per the reasons mentioned above\u201d, wrote Ademi on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Ademi had joined Sali Berisha\u2019s faction at the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/29\/who-will-run-for-berishas-faction-at-the-by-elections\/\">Who will run for Berisha\u2019s faction at the by-elections?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting in Shkodra began at 8 AM, as Democrats flocked to the polls to elect who will represent them at the by-elections. Voters will choose the candidate listed by the faction of the Democratic Party led by Sali Berisha. 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