{"id":32411,"date":"2022-03-06T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T07:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=32411"},"modified":"2022-03-07T07:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T06:15:29","slug":"live-6-municipalities-kick-off-albanias-local-by-elections-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/live-6-municipalities-kick-off-albanias-local-by-elections-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting kicks off amid delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>654.538 eligible voters will have the chance to cast their ballot today to elect their new mayors in Albania&#8217;s local by-elections 2022.<\/p>\n<p>10.134 will be voting for the first time, in the country\u2019s local by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>6 candidates will be elected as the new mayors for the municipalities of Durres, Shkoder, Rrogozhine, Vore, Diber and Lushnje and will be holding their mandate until the upcoming local elections next spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Durres<\/strong> \u2013 This is the biggest municipality participating in these by-elections, with a total of 262.019 eligible voters. The 3 candidates running for mayor in this municipality are Emirjana Sako from the Socialist Party (SP), Luan Hoti from the Democratic Party (DP) and Ardian Muka from Berisha\u2019s House of Freedom coalition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shkoder<\/strong> \u2013 Ranked second after Durres per number of eligible voters, a total of 168.288 citizens will be able to cast their ballot today in Shkoder. The race for mayor will take place amongst candidates Majlinda Angoni (SP), Xhemal Bushati (DP) and Bardh Spahia from Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lushnje<\/strong> \u2013 Third in line with 104.782 eligible voters, Lushnje\u2019s municipality will be led by one of the following candidates: Eriselda Sefa (SP), Indrid Sefa (DP), Elton Bano (Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diber<\/strong> \u2013 This municipality has a total of 56.780 eligible voters, who will be selecting one of the following candidates as their new mayor: Rahim Spahiu (SP), Luan Haka (DP), Premtim Kryemadhi (Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition) or Dritan Torba (LRE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rrogozhina<\/strong> \u2013 This municipality has a total of 32.236 eligible voters who will choose amongst the following candidates: Edison Memolla (SP), Ferdinand Saraci (DP), Hekuran Xhani (Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vora<\/strong> \u2013 The smallest municipality in these by-elections will be Vora with 30.433 eligible voters, who will choose amongst Blerim Shera (SP), Ymer Marku (DP) and Lulzim Vrana (Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition).<\/p>\n<p>The voting process in these 6 municipalities will be overseen by 13 Regional Commissions from the Electoral Administration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:33 \u2013 Shkodra has not started counting ballots, yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Election authorities report that the counting process in Shkodra has not started yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:20 \u2013 Counting begins in Lushnje<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After several delays, ballots are now being counted in Lushnje. Reportedly, the reason behind the delay were changes in the list of counting and observation staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20:52 &#8211; Socialist Party wins Vora, DPs candidate gets less than 700 ballots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Socialist Party nominee Blerim Shera won the mayoral race in Vora.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 19.2px !important;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">19:20 &#8211; Voting closed in 6 municipalities <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 19.2px !important;\">Voting is officially closed in 6 municipalities. According to CEC, voter turnout is recorded at 30.33%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 \u2013 Voter turnout so far is at 11.44%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far, in the local by-elections, a total of 11.44% of citizens have exercised their right to vote.<\/p>\n<p>For a live update <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kqz.gov.al\/results\/preliminary2022\/results2022.htm\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 654.538 citizens will have the right to vote in these local by-elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:46 \u2013 5\u00a0746 citizens have voted so far in Diber <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5.746 citizens have voted so far in Diber\u2019s local by-election, out of the total 56.780 eligible voters registered in this district.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:34 \u2013 Sali Berisha calls for a massive turnout in these local by-elections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head of the \u2018House of Freedom\u2019 coalition \u2013 and former DP leader \u2013 Sali Berisha, has called on citizens to come and exercise their right to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay God bless all of you and your freedom vote!\u201d \u2013 wrote Berisha on a Facebook status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:33 \u2013 Yuri Kim in Durres \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US ambassador to Albania, Yuri Kim, has just arrived in Durres \u2013 the largest municipality that is participating in today\u2019s local by-election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 \u2013 Voter turnout until 11:00 a.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far, a total of 10.22% of eligible voters have cast their ballots in the local by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>For an updated list click the following <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kqz.gov.al\/results\/preliminary2022\/results2022.htm\">link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 654.538 citizens are registered to vote in these elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:54 \u2013 Elton Bano\u00a0casts his vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elton Bano \u2013 House of Freedom\u2019s candidate for the municipality of Lushnje has just cast his ballot.<\/p>\n<p>He called on citizens to vote \u201cfor the Lushnje they deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:20 \u2013 Ardian Muka casts his vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The candidate for mayor in Durres, from the House of Freedom coalition, has just cast his vote. He told journalists that it\u2019s time for \u201cpolitics to stop being silenced and for citizens, to makes their voices heard through their vote\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 \u2013 Luan Haka casts his vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DP\u2019s candidate in the municipality of Diber, Luan Haka, has just cast his vote. He said that Diber is currently suffering from a lack of infrastructure which has led to a widespread lack of access to ballot stations due to bad weather and heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:10<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Xhemal Bushati has cast his vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DP\u2019s candidate in Shkoder, Xhemal Bushati has exercised his right to vote in Shkoder and called on citizens to vote \u201cfor their future and love for the city of Shkoder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:07 \u2013Ferdinand Sara\u00e7i\u00a0has voted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DP\u2019s candidate in Rrogozhina Ferdinand Sara\u00e7i, has voted and invited citizens to exercise their democratic right to vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:53 \u2013 Celibashi in a press conference <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEC head commissioner, Ilirjan Celibashi has led a press conference this morning, during which he said that CEC is closely monitoring all voting centers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he said that voting is continuing as usual in the majority of voting centers.<\/p>\n<p>Celibashi also reported on a few issues with electronic devices in several ballot stations due to bad weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed the incidents in Durres and Diber but assured citizens that voting won\u2019t be hampered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:46 \u2013 Incidents have been reported in 2 districts <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several incidents have been reported in Durres, where commissioners of the House of Freedom coalition are claiming that one of SP\u2019s observers has noted something down on a voter\u2019s cellphone. This has spurred debate but the process has continued normally.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, an incident has also been reported in Durres, when a commissioner from Berisha\u2019s HOF coalition has gotten into a physical altercation with DP\u2019s commissioner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:29 \u2013 Emirjana Sako can\u2019t vote in Durres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SP\u2019s candidate in Durres can not vote in Durres due to issues with the electronic identification device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:21 \u2013Eriselda Sefa casts her vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SP\u2019s candidate in the Municipality of Lushnje has just exercised her right to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a few minutes off your days this weekend and come out to cast your vote as any responsible citizens should\u201d \u2013 said Sefa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:17 \u2013 Majlinda Angoni has just cast her vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SP\u2019s candidate, Majlinda Angoni has just cast her ballot in the Municipality of Shkoder. She called for a massive turnout and a peaceful and democratic process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:00 \u2013 3.41% of citizens have voted until 09:00 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEC has announced that 3.41% of citizens have voted so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08:55 \u2013 1,16% of citizens have voted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEC officials have announced that until 08:00 this morning, a total of 6.115 citizens have voted out of the total 515.398, who are registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Check out CEC interactive map by clicking the following link.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08:16 \u2013 2 candidates won\u2019t be allowed to vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SP\u2019s candidate in Diber \u2013 Rahim Spahiu \u2013 won\u2019t be allowed to vote in these local by-elections, due to the fact that he is registered to vote in Tirana. For this same reason, DP\u2019s Indrit Sefa, won\u2019t be able to vote in Lushnje.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08:13 \u2013 Snowfall causes issues in Diber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a result of heavy snowfall, Diber has noticed several issues with electricity in the Administrative Division of Lure, Selishte, Zall Dardhe, Zall Ree, Sllove and Luzni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:59 \u2013 Luan Hoti votes in Durres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DP\u2019s candidate in Durres has just cast his ballot, telling citizens that \u201cI only have one message for the citizens of Durres. I invite them to come out as free people, and vote for their families, their children and the future of their city\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:47 \u2013 Citizens voting electronically for the first time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Citizens in Vore will be voting through an electronic system for the first time this year. Euronews Albania is following developments closely to see whether or not the new system will pose any difficulties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:36 \u2013 PM Rama calls on citizens to come out and vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PM Edi Rama is calling on citizens to exercise their right to vote and reminding them that in Ukraine, citizens are dying in the name of democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:20 \u2013 Voting process delayed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though ballot stations are officially open, Euronews Albania\u2019s journalists are reporting technical issues being observed in several voting centers causing delays of up to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Edhe pse jan\u00eb hapur qendrat e votimeve, gazetar\u00ebt e Euronews Albania raportojn\u00eb se p\u00ebr shkaqe teknike, procesi i votimit \u00ebsht\u00eb vonuar deri n\u00eb 20 minuta pas hapjes s\u00eb orarit zyrtar n\u00eb t\u00eb gjitha bashkit\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:00 \u2013 Ballot stations open doors in 6 municipalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At 07:00 AM, ballot stations across the 6 municipalities holding their local elections today are now open.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>654.538 eligible voters will have the chance to cast their ballot today to elect their new mayors in Albania&#8217;s local by-elections 2022. 10.134 will be voting for the first time, in the country\u2019s local by-elections. 6 candidates will be elected as the new mayors for the municipalities of Durres, Shkoder, Rrogozhine, Vore, Diber and Lushnje [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":32412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[270,803,348,150,151,802,480,805,804],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - 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