Voting ended in Albania’s parliamentary election Sunday after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term.

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Former Trump campaign strategist Chris LaCivita wants to replicate his 2024 success for Sali Berisha in Albania's May 11 parliamentary elections. Berisha, a former prime minister sanctioned by the Biden administration for corruption, is running to regain power from Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Prime Minister Edi Rama of the left wing Socialist Party is seeking a fourth term as Albania's prime minister.

Albanian Prime minister Edi Rama has secured an unprecedented fourth term in power after his Socialist Party sailed to victory in Sunday's election, official results showed on Tuesday, although the opposition claims the vote was stolen.

The elections in Albania are unfolding with a low turnout at the polls, with current Prime Minister Edi Rama and former President Salih Berisha running against each other. Counting of votes will begin when the polls close at 7 o’clock Albanian time and the first results are expected late in the evening.

Albania’s main opposition leader has hired Trump-linked campaign consultants and a lobbying firm to help him in the country's May 11 parliamentary election