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Albania’s Small Parties Seek Say on Poll Reform
As Socialists and Democrats attempt to hammer out a deal on improving Albania’s flawed election system, smaller parties say a two-party stitch-up won’t change matters for the better.
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Election Profile
Albania 2011 Local Elections: Key Facts
On May 8, Albanians will vote for mayors and town councils in 384 municipalities. The legal framework for the elections is based on the constitution and the electoral code, which the ruling centre-right Democratic Party and the opposition Socialists voted through in 2008.
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