{"id":7732,"date":"2021-03-10T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/?p=7732"},"modified":"2021-03-10T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:49:49","slug":"us-ambassador-kim-to-meet-with-balla-and-bardhi-over-list-of-candidate-mps-in-elbasan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/us-ambassador-kim-to-meet-with-balla-and-bardhi-over-list-of-candidate-mps-in-elbasan\/","title":{"rendered":"US Ambassador Kim to meet with Balla and Bardhi over list of candidate MPs in Elbasan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ambassador of the United States to Albania, Yuri Kim, visited today Elbasan to meet with the political executives of the Socialist and Democratic Parties in this county.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, Ambassador Kim will have two separate meetings, one with SP\u2019s Taulant Balla and another with the Democratic candidate Gazment Bardhi.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s visit to Elbasan comes after parties officially published their list of candidates seeking to win a term in the Albanian Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The race to win the mandate for Elbasan is expected to be a tough one, considering tensions in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The US Ambassador has continuously called on political parties to exclude incriminated individuals from running in the elections, adding that party leaders will \u201cbe held accountable\u201d for their lists.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Central Election Commission has already started to verify the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/politics\/2021\/03\/10\/dp-s-candidate-belind-kellici-i-ll-be-the-advocate-of-the-youth\">DP\u2019s candidate Belind K\u00eblli\u00e7i: I\u2019ll be the advocate of the youth <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/politics\/2021\/03\/10\/cec-sends-back-for-revision-the-list-of-four-political-subjects\">CEC sends back for revision the list of four political subjects <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/politics\/2021\/03\/09\/experts-elaborate-on-the-impact-of-the-lists-of-candidates-in-the-elections\">Experts elaborate on the impact of the lists of candidates in the elections <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ambassador of the United States to Albania, Yuri Kim, visited today Elbasan to meet with the political executives of the Socialist and Democratic Parties in this county. 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