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The Albanian elections, the Greater Albania and the Greek Minority of Northern Epirus (VIDEO)
The elections in Albania are over and Edi Rama won again.
For Albania, however, with an embarrassing record on minority rights, corruption and crime, it seems that this may be the beginning of a period of regional instability, as Edi Rama’s recent statements regarding a possible unification with Kosovo, still ring in the ears of the international community.
Edi Rama's Socialists win in Albania
The ruling Socialist Party in Albania has won the parliamentary elections and will have between 45 and 49 percent of the vote.
According to exit polls conducted by the Italian agency IPR Marketing, the opposition Democratic Party will have up to 34 percent of the votes.
Albania: Socialist Party Winning Election, Numerous Violations Reported
Albania's ruling Socialist Party is winning the parliamentary election, held on Sunday, gaining about 50 percent of votes, the country's Central Election Commission said after a relatively small amount of bulletins were counted.
According to the Commission, the Democratic Party has gained about 27 percent of votes.
LIVE: Albanian General Elections 2017
Stay tuned for all the latest developments, election results and reactions as Albania goes to the polls to elect a new government.
Albania to hold parliamentary elections Sunday
Albania is observing an election silence Saturday as a result of the end of campaigns required one day ahead of parliamentary elections, Xinhua Reported.
Some 18 political parties and groups will be running for 140 seats in the Balkan country's parliament during the June 25 elections after 30 days of campaigns.
Albanians Head To Polls To Elect New Rulers
Albanians head to the polls on Sunday to choose between 18 parties and decide which one - or ones - should run the country for the next four years.
The number of parties on the ballot has shrunk compared with the last general election in 2013, when voters had a choice between no less than 66 parties.
Fear of Kurdish Independence' Prompts Erdogan to "Oppose Greater Albania Plans"
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Turkish President Erdogan's comments on "Greater Albania" reflect his fear that a redrawing of borders for Albanians in the Balkans would give encouragement to Kurds in the Middle East, experts told Sputnik.
Erdogan: "Greater Albania" unacceptable to Turkey
Turkey's president says "the ideas of some about the unification of Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo into a Greater Albania" are "bad, and unacceptable to Turkey."
According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is loudly advocating "respecting sovereignty and integrity of countries in the Balkans."
Eurostat: Serbia at the bottom of the GDP per capita EU list
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BRUSSELS - Gross domestic product per capita, according to the purchasing power standard, was 36 percent of the European Union average in 2016 and Serbia is at the bottom of the list, with only FYROM(Macedonia), Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina are ranked worse, said Statistical Agency of the European Union Eurostat.