{"id":9485,"date":"2021-04-01T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T17:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=9485"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T17:37:46","slug":"british-ambassador-duncan-norman-meets-with-candidates-for-the-district-of-elbasan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/british-ambassador-duncan-norman-meets-with-candidates-for-the-district-of-elbasan\/","title":{"rendered":"British Ambassador Duncan Norman meets with candidates for the district of Elbasan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Euronews\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">On Thursday, British Ambassador Duncan Norman visited the district of Elbasan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Euronews\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ambassador Duncan met with candidates from Albania\u2019s three major political forces, namely Taulant Balla, Gazmend Bardhi, and Monika Kryemadhi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Euronews\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Ambassador took it on Twitter to encourage candidates for a \u201cfair campaign\u201d and urged citizens to exercise their right to vote. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Elbasan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Elbasan<\/a>, in view of the 25 April election, to meet with candidates from major political parties.<br \/>\nWe encourage a competitive but fair campaign, based on mutual respect &amp; adherence to CEC regulation. And a stronger participation of \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 citizens in the upcoming election. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kD1ATtimAM\">pic.twitter.com\/kD1ATtimAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Duncan Norman (@DNormanFCDO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNormanFCDO\/status\/1377572141575573517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Euronews\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">After the meeting, Taulant Balla, who is also the general secretary of the Socialist Party, said among the topics discussed with the British diplomat was the swift approval of the ballot paper by the Central Election Commission. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Euronews\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KryemadhiMonika\/posts\/3692652117514170\">In a Facebook status<\/a>, the leader of the Socialist Movement for Integration and the party\u2019s candidate in the district said that the ambassador assured her that he will be in Elbasan on voting day to monitor that \u201cprocess runs smoothly\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On March 10, US Ambassador Yuri Kim also met with the candidates of Elbasan during a visit to the city, followed by a strong declaration that she &#8220;would not be surprised if some of the candidates would get disqualified&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/03\/30\/smis-list-hides-incriminated-candidates-taulant-balla-also-talks-about-us-ambassadors-visit-in-elbasan\/\"><strong>\u201cSMI\u2019s list hides incriminated candidates\u201d, Taulant Balla also talks about US Ambassador\u2019s visit in Elbasan<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/politics\/2021\/03\/31\/bardhi-accuses-balla-for-summer-day-clash-unimaginable-for-dp-to-lose-elbasan-chooses-right\/\">Bardhi accuses Balla for Summer Day clash: \u2018Unimaginable for DP to lose, Elbasan chooses right\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/03\/30\/ermir-gjinishis-race-for-elbasan-why-i-chose-the-socialist-movement-for-integration\/\">Ermir Gjinishi\u2019s race for Elbasan: Why I chose the Socialist Movement for Integration<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/ilva-tare-show\/2021\/03\/31\/candidate-rudina-hajdari-enumerates-reasons-why-shes-racing-for-elbasan\/\">Candidate Rudina Hajdari enumerates reasons why she\u2019s racing for Elbasan<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, British Ambassador Duncan Norman visited the district of Elbasan. 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