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International observers said on Friday that political interference had delayed the vote count of last month's general election in Albania.

TIRANA, Albania -- The main opposition Socialist Party threatened on Monday to ignore the final results of the June 28th general elections if it is not declared winner in the Fieri region.

First row seats to the Democracy show. Two weeks ago, I used a decade of polling data that Zogby International had done in Iran to give some context to what is currently happening on the ground there.

FOR months the opinion polls suggested that Albania's election would be close. Most pundits said they were wrong, because respondents were giving unreliable answers.

Tirana Albanian newspapers Here are the top stories in Albaniaa s main newspapers.

AN Albanian slum dog had his very own Independence Day when he was released from quarantine - with help from Echo readers.

Albania's Democratic Party claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections with 99 per cent of the ballots counted.

Tirana 04 July 2009 LSI head Ilir Meta The Socialist Movement for Integration, LSI, announced on Saturday, that it had accepted a request from right-wing incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha, to join the ruling coalition after last Sunday's poll.

Albania joined NATO in April and has been under intense international pressure to ensure the June 28 vote was free of the fraud that marred the first six elections held after the Balkan country's communist regime fell in 1990.

When it comes to overseas property investment there are several choices to be made.

AlbaniaA's opposition Socialist Party said yesterday it was premature for any party to claim victory ahead of the final results of the countryA's election the ruling Democratic Party has already claimed it has won.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's centre-right coalition claimed victory on Wednesday after closely fought weekend legislative elections contested by the left-wing opposition.

Supporters of the Democratic Party celebrate its presumptive victory. The ruling party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha appeared to have a narrow lead in the votes cast on Sunday in the Balkan nation of Albania.

Albania's ruling center-right coalition had just one more seat than the opposition Socialist coalition after more than half of the parliamentary election ballots were counted on Monday.

Prime Minister Sali Berisha, the candidate of the Democratic Party, appeared to be edging ahead in parliamentary elections viewed as a crucial test of Albania's democratic credentials and readiness to join the European Union, according to preliminary exit polls.

Polling stations around the country opened today at 7 a.m, with roughly 3.1 million Albanians eligible to cast ballots for the countrya s new parliament.

Sunday's vote in the former communist state will be closely monitored by some 400 foreign observers, especially since it is considered a key test for Albania's European Union membership bid.

Tirana Socialist leader Edi Rama One opposition supporter was injured when he was hit by a police van as he and dozens of others tried to break a cordon of small trucks set by police to block the boulevard where the manifestation is due to happen.

TIRANA, Albania - Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight Sunday in national elections seen as a key test of the country's political maturity as it eyes European Union membership.

Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias literature prize on Wednesday in recognition of the social commitment in his work.