{"id":46616,"date":"2023-01-09T16:55:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=46616"},"modified":"2023-01-09T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:55:30","slug":"blendi-klosi-confirms-it-erion-veliaj-is-sps-official-candidate-for-tirana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/blendi-klosi-confirms-it-erion-veliaj-is-sps-official-candidate-for-tirana\/","title":{"rendered":"Blendi Klosi confirms it: Erion Veliaj is SP&#8217;s official candidate for Tirana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The Organizational Secretary of the Socialist Party, Blendi Klosi, declared that the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, will be the official candidate of this political force for the capital in the upcoming local elections set to take place on May 14. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In an interview for Euronews Albania, Klosi said that the list of 61 candidates for municipalities will be officially announced by the party&#8217;s forums in the upcoming weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;There is a statement by the chairman of the party and many leaders or representatives of the leading institutions of the SP, that there is no doubt about the candidacy of Mr. Veliaj, who will officially be on the list of 60 leaders and other representatives, which will soon be officially announced by our forums. We will also continue the process of collecting the opinions of our party members, regarding the decision-making for the high leadership forums and the Party Leadership will ultimately make a decision for the 61 candidates. So far, we haven&#8217;t faced any issues in terms of our candidacies&#8221;, he emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/cec-starts-preparations-for-may-14-elections-berisha-is-left-without-representation\/\">CEC starts preparations for May 14 elections, Berisha is left without representation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/dp-primaries-berishas-candidates-in-the-may-14-local-elections-to-be-confirmed-today\/\">DP primaries, Berisha\u2019s candidates in the May 14 local elections to be elected today<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/young-people-do-not-know-how-to-vote-in-the-local-elections\/\">Young people do not know how to vote in the local elections<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Organizational Secretary of the Socialist Party, Blendi Klosi, declared that the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, will be the official candidate of this political force for the capital in the upcoming local elections set to take place on May 14. 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