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Albania’s Premier Reiterates His Country’s Goal to Be EU Member by 2030

Tirana: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama reiterated his country's goal of becoming a member of the European Union by 2030. Thanking voters for backing his Socialist Party (PS), which secured a landslide victory in the May 11 parliamentary elections, Rama said they aim to complete EU membership negotiations by 2027 and become a full member in 2030. According to Anadolu Agency, Rama stated that his government also aims to make investments in Albania's tourism sector in the new period. He noted that his party's election victory is a mandate for an Albania with a revived military industry and a developed agro-food industry. The unofficial results announced by the Albanian Central Election Commission (KQZ) revealed that the PS won the May 11 polls with 52.15% of the vote. The main opposition, the Democratic Party (PD) led by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, received 34.26%. Other parties such as Albania Is Happening Initiative, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Opportunity Party, the Joint Movement Party , and the Euro-Atlantic Coalition received smaller percentages of the vote. Based on the results, the PS secured 83 of the 140 seats in parliament. The PD entered with 50 seats, the PSD with three, the Opportunity Party with two, and the Joint Movement Party and Albania Is Happening Initiative with one each. According to the election commission data, voter turnout was 42.21% among the over 3,713,761 registered voters. The latest polls marked the 11th general election held since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991.