{"id":78606,"date":"2025-05-14T20:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78606"},"modified":"2025-05-14T22:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:25:23","slug":"diaspora-vote-socialist-party-widens-the-lead-over-26000-votes-ahead-of-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/diaspora-vote-socialist-party-widens-the-lead-over-26000-votes-ahead-of-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaspora Vote \/ Socialist Party Widens the Lead, Over 26,000 Votes Ahead of Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The counting of diaspora votes for the May 11 parliamentary elections is ongoing, with the Socialist Party maintaining a significant lead over the Democratic Party \u2014 a gap of more than 26,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>According to official data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), 102,324 envelopes have been counted so far out of a total of 194,889.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the current figures, the Socialist Party has secured 54,640 votes, or 54.23% of the total, while the Democratic Party ranks second with 28,468 votes, accounting for 28.23%.<\/p>\n<p>In third place, with a noteworthy result, is the \u201cAlbania is Becoming\u201d initiative led by Adriatik Lapaj, with 8,481 votes, followed by the Opportunity Party with 3,638 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary diaspora results (so far) \u2013 102,324 envelopes counted out of 194,889 total:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Socialist Party (PS) \u2013 54,640 votes (54.23%)<\/li>\n<li>Democratic Party (PD) \u2013 28,468 votes (28.23%)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlbania is Becoming\u201d Initiative (Lapaj) \u2013 8,481 votes (8.42%)<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity Party (Mund\u00ebsia) \u2013 3,638 votes (3.61%)<\/li>\n<li>Together Movement (Bashk\u00eb) \u2013 2,651 votes (2.62%)<\/li>\n<li>Social Democratic Party (PSD) \u2013 1,157 votes (1.15%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The counting process continues, and the final result is expected to provide a clearer picture of the real impact of the diaspora vote on the final composition of Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The counting of diaspora votes for the May 11 parliamentary elections is ongoing, with the Socialist Party maintaining a significant lead over the Democratic Party \u2014 a gap of more than 26,000 votes. 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