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| Title | Tense local elections kick off in Albania |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Albania |
| Publication Date | 8 May 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Tense local elections kick off in Albania, 8 May 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4dd3cb95c.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Tense local elections kick off in Albania
May 08, 2011
Polls have opened in Albania for local elections in a vote seen as a key test of the country's international credentials after a two-year political crisis.
Reports say a car bomb attack took place on May 5 in the run-up to the vote, and police have been deployed throughout the country in an effort to discourage violence.
Some 5,000 local and international monitors are present to observe the vote, in which 3.1 million people are able to take part. It is expected to be a tight race.
The country has been locked in a political stalemate since parliamentary elections in June 2009.
Polls close at 1900 Central European time.
compiled from agency reports
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Topics: Elections,
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