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Albanian Democrats re-elect current leader for second mandate
Last Updated: 2017-07-24 09:53 | Xinhua
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Lulzim Basha, the current leader of the largest opposition party in Albania, Democratic Party (DP), has secured another mandate in this post, winning the party elections in Saturday's vote.

While presenting Sunday the results of Saturday elections, the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the DP Jemin Gjana said the Democrats had re-confirmed Basha as their new leader.

"Basha garnered 91.3 percent of the votes, wining a landslide victory against his opponent Eduard Selami who received only 8.7 percent of votes," Gjana told a press conference.

Around 59,834 eligible voters, or 57.5 percent of all the party members of the Democratic Party cast their vote in ballot boxes.

These elections for the new leader of the DP in opposition were held after a group of DP members sought the resignation of Basha, blaming the latter for the huge defeat in the general elections of June 25.

Meantime, after the announcement of the result, the newly elected chairman of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha said in a press statement that the high turnout of voters was evidence of trust of DP members in DP.

He called the vote as an expression of unity which implied that they were determined to work for strengthening of the Democratic Party of Albania.

Earlier in the day, the other candidate running for the DP leader Eduart Selami accepted the defeat, but said that he would continue to be part of the DP.

According to him, the DP came out stronger from these elections.

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