{"id":52918,"date":"2023-05-16T10:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=52918"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:16:18","slug":"thank-you-says-pm-rama-after-sp-scores-sweeping-victory-in-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/thank-you-says-pm-rama-after-sp-scores-sweeping-victory-in-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThank you\u201d, says PM Rama after SP scores sweeping victory in local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama thanked all citizens who voted in the May 14<sup>th<\/sup> local elections in Albania, where the Socialist Party scored a sweeping victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you\u201d wrote the prime minister on his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=799752141520449&amp;set=a.400250428137291&amp;type=3&amp;theater\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> account, after the SP won 53 municipalities, amongst them some of the most important ones, such as Tirana, Kamza, Vora, Elbasan, Tropoja, Kor\u00e7a, Saranda, Dibra, Berat, Vlora, Lezha, Pogradec, Kuk\u00ebs.<\/p>\n<p>The Socialists were able to win even in traditional Democrat strongholds, with Shkodra and Kamza being two of the examples.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the \u201cTogether We Win\u201d coalition led by Ilir Meta and Sali Berisha only managed to win seven municipalities, namely: Kavaja, Puka, Has, Himara, Memaliaj, Mirdita and Fush\u00eb Arr\u00ebz.<\/p>\n<p>No municipality was won by the Democratic Party, at least in those cities where this political party came out with candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Local elections were held on May 14<sup>th<\/sup> in the 61 municipalities of Albania.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Election Commission reported a 37.79% turnout, one of the lowest turnouts registered in any elections so far.<\/p>\n<p>According to international observers, these elections were generally well-administered, competitive, and held with the participation of the key political forces. 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