ALBANIA: ALBANIAN SOCIALISTS WIN 22 OUT OF 4O SEATS IN SECOND ROUND OF THE GENERAL ELECTION

Record ID: 566070

  • Title: ALBANIA: ALBANIAN SOCIALISTS WIN 22 OUT OF 4O SEATS IN SECOND ROUND OF THE GENERAL ELECTION
  • Date: 11th July 1997
  • Summary: TIRANA, ALBANIA (JULY 11, 1997) (RTV (A) - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR CONGRESS HALL WHERE ELECTORAL COMMISSION IS STAYING 0.03 2. INTERIOR OF ROOM WITH ELECTORAL COMMISSION 0.07 3. GV ELECTORIAL COMMISSION MEMBERS AT COMPUTERS 0.09 4. SCU WOMAN ON COMPUTER 0.10 5. CU COMPUTER PIE CHARTS OF ELECTION RESULTS 0.16 6. SCU KRISTAQ KUME, HEAD OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION GIVING SECOND ROUND RESULTS, SAYS: 22 FOR SOCIALIST PARTY, 11 FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY,AND TWO FOR KING KELO'S PARTY, ONE FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ONE FOR DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND ONE FOR BALLI KOMBETAR (ALBANIAN) 0.32 7. SCU ELECTORAL COMMISSION AROUND TABLE (2 SHOTS) 0.39 8. CU ELECTION RESULTS 0.42 9. SCU ELECTORAL COMMISSION (3 SHOTS) 0.58 10. CU FOLDERS WITH PARTIES RESULTS 1.04 11. CU COMPUTER SCREEN WITH ELECTION RESULTS 1.08 12. SLV WITH ELECTION WORKERS AND PIE CHARTS ON SCREEN 1.14 13. SCU WOMAN PUTTING RESULTS INTO COMPUTER 1.17 14. EXTERIOR OF CONGRESS HALL 1.21 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 26th July 1997 13:00
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  • Location: TIRANA, ALBANIA
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  • Country: Albania
  • Reuters ID: LVAEYGQRDVY4P3XXPNGF0PZNVD42
  • Story Text: The Socialist Party in Albania has won 22 out of 40 seats in the second round of voting in the country's elections.

    The Head of the Electoral Commission, Kristaq Kume, announced the results on Friday (July 11).

    The Socialist Party took 22 of the seats, followed by the Democratic Party which got 11. The Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance and Balli Kombetar got one seat each and King Leko's Party took two.

    The overall contest has already been won by the ex-communist Socialists, who now have a big majority over the right-wing Democratic Party of President Sali Berisha.


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