Exit polls suggest tight race in Albania’s parliamentary election

One poll projects ruling Socialists will win 46.9 percent of the vote, giving them a slight majority in the parliament.

Albania’s ruling Socialist Party looked set to narrowly win Sunday’s national election and secure a third term for Prime Minister Edi Rama, an exit poll showed. According to Top Channel TV’s exit poll, the Socialists were set to win 46.9 percent of the vote, which would give them a slight majority of 71 seats in the 140-seat parliament. The Democratic Party, led by Lulzim Basha, were set to win 43.5 percent of the vote while another smaller opposition party, the Socialist Integration Movement, was forecast to come third with 6.9 percent of the vote.