SP towards fourth mandate with 82 MPs - 95% of ballot boxes are counted within the country, 6 districts are officially closed
The Socialist Party is heading for its fourth term in office, with around 52% of the vote and 82 seats secured nationwide from votes counted by 11:00 on Tuesday, while the PD-ASHM is ranked second with 34.5% of the vote, giving this party 52 seats. With 95% of the ballot boxes counted nationwide, the votes collected provide 3 seats for the Social Democratic Party and 1 seat each for the Nisma Shqipëria Bëhet, Lëvizja Bashkë and Mundësia coalitions.
By 11:00, the counting of votes within the country was completely completed in 6 districts, more specifically in Berat, Dibër, Korçë, Kukës, Lezha and Vlora.
In the Berat District, the SP received 57.64% of the votes, securing 5 mandates, while the PD-ASHM received 2 mandates with 30.47% of the votes. Compared to the 2021 elections, this district has maintained an equal distribution of mandates between these 2 political forces.
In the Dibër District, the PS also ranked first, with 56.19% of the votes, securing 3 mandates, while the PD-ASHM received 2 mandates with 38.09% of the votes. The results show a reversal of the mandate ratio between the 2 political forces, as in this district the PD held 3 mandates and the PS 2.
Another region where the vote counting has been completed within the country is Korça, where the SP secured 6 mandates with 54.33% of the votes, while the DP-ASHM secured 4 mandates with 34.57% of the votes. This shows that the SP has maintained the number of mandates it has had so far, while 1 mandate that was removed from this region due to the decrease in population was taken by the DP-ASHM.
In the Kukës District, the DP-ASHM received 2 mandates with 52.95% of the votes and the SP received 1 mandate with 30.68% of the votes, the same as in the previous elections.
In Lezha, the DP-ASHM also leads with 45.13% and 4 mandates, while the SP has 3 mandates with 42.23% of the votes counted, maintaining the same ratio as in the 2021 elections.
The SP's victory was also registered in the Vlora Region, with 58.72% of the votes and 8 mandates, while the PD-ASHM received 26.62% of the votes, which translates into 4 mandates, an identical split to the previous elections.
Meanwhile, in the districts of Tirana, Fier, Gjirokastër, Elbasan, Shkodër and Durrës, there are still a few boxes left to finalize the vote reading within the country. As of the 11:00 update, the vote reading in Tirana indicates 19 mandates for the SP and 14 mandates for the PD-ASHM, while 1 mandate each was won by the PSD, the coalition Nisma Shqipëria Bëhet, Lëvizja Bashkë and Mundësia.
In Fier, from the number of seats counted, the PS has 12 mandates, while the DP has 4 mandates, which shows an increase of 3 mandates for the SP compared to the 2021 elections. In Shkodra, the DP leads with 5 mandates, the PS with 4 mandates, while the PSD manages 2 mandates.
In Durrës, the SP has 8 mandates, while the DP has 6 mandates, unchanged compared to 2021. In Elbasan, there is a significant increase in the SP, which has 10 mandates, from the 8 it currently had, while the DP has 4 mandates, from the 6 it had in the 2021 elections. Meanwhile, in Gjirokastra, the SP has 3 mandates and the DP-ASHM, 1 mandate.
Berat District
PD 30.47% - 19486 votes 2 mandates
PS 57.64% 36863 VOTES 5 mandates
Initiative 7.12% 4555 votes
Debar
DP 38.09% 21790 VOTES 2 mandates
PS 56.19% 32146 votes 3 mandates
PSD 2.3% 1315 votes
Korce
DP 34.57% 36405 votes 4 mandates
PS 54.33% 57213 votes 6 mandates
Initiative 4.29% 4520 votes
Kukes
DP 52.95% 18934 votes 2 mandates
PS 30.68% 10970 votes 1 mandate
PSD 14.15% 5061 votes
Lezha
PD 45.13% 29484 votes 4 mandates
PS 42.23%27585 votes 3 mandates
Initiative 5.53% 3614 votes
Vlore
PD 26.62% 24134 votes 4 mandates
PS 58.72% 53235 votes 8 mandates
Initiative 5.41% 4905 votes
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