VOTE BUYING, 25 ARRESTED AND 250 COMPLAINTS. INCIDENTS IN SHKODER, GJIROKASTER AND DELVINE 5300 observers monitor the process, police take custody of the ballot boxes. Polling stations close at 7:00 p.m. TODAY ALBANIA VOTES, 3.4 MILLION VOTERS ON THE LISTS • 5300 observers monitor the process, police take custody of the ballot boxes. Polling stations close at 7:00 p.m. By DARINA TANUSHI Around three and a half million Albanians (exactly 3,452,260) have been called to vote today for the election of the 140 deputies of the new Parliament. The ballot boxes open at 7:00 in the morning and will close around 7:00 in the evening. In the elections for the Assembly, 18 electoral subjects have been officially registered with the CEC, competing with 2,666 candidates. Also today, voting will take place in parallel in the city of Kavaja for the mayor ... (In the photo) A citizen checking his name on the voters’ list. The empty hall of the Parliament of Albania On pages 2-5

Opinion What can I call this campaign, and how much regard can I have for it, I asked myself last night, when the June 25 campaign came to an end. Fate has brought me to follow every ... Continues on page 21

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Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day The 2017 parliamentary elections will also be remembered for the complete silence on diplomacy, our foreign policy, and further European integration. ... By JORGJI KOTE Diplomacy - This electoral “orphan” Continues on page 22

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