14.06.2021 – 15:22
Lulzim Basha has been officially announced the winner of the race for the new leader of the Democratic Party. The Chairman of the Central Election Commission in the Democratic Party, Jemin Gjana in a press release from the blue headquarters has announced the final results of the voting.
Basha managed to secure 32882 votes, followed by the other candidate, Agron Shehaj with 6038 votes. Edith Harxhi was next, while Fatbardh Kadilli received only 781 votes.
“Based on the official data of 76 minutes, it turns out that 41097 members voted. Invalid votes resulted in 413. 40684 votes are valid.
Divided by candidates, for 781 members voted for Fatbardh Kadilli, 983 members for Edit Harxhi, 6038 members for Agron Shehaj and 32882 members for Lulzim Bashen“, Said Gjana.
Gjana said that the ballot boxes were opened in the presence of the commission and the minutes were signed by all representatives of the candidates.
“The DP election mission has just concluded the minutes of the declaration of the official final result. We have administered 76 boxes nationwide. One by one the boxes were opened in the presence of the commission. From the minutes, it results that in all cases the commissioners have also signed the representatives of the candidates in the race who were represented there. “
BASHA GETS THIRD MANDATE
Lulzim Basha gets his third term and will be the chairman of the Democratic Party for the next four years. He is the most voted candidate among the 3 other candidates who challenged him to lead the largest party in opposition.
Recall that in total in the PD lists had the name on the ballot paper over 75063 members. Meanwhile, the leader of the Democrats, Basha, after voting, said that the process within the DP shows the highest values of democracy with which he will defeat what he calls the Rama-Doshi regime.
“These are our values, the values of democracy, free expression, competition and debate. “With these values we have started the battle for change for Albania and the Albanians, with these values we will lead it to the end until the overthrow of the Rama-Doshi regime”, said Basha. In yesterday’s elections there is a decrease in the participation of Democrats in the elections, but this is in proportion to the contraction of the number of active members in the multi-name lists of the Democratic Party.
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