The first results from the vote for the leader of the Democratic Party have begun to be published, where the only candidate is Sali Berisha, while the process in some voting centers has been postponed until 7:00 PM.
In the PD branch in Saranda, the referendum for Berisha closed with 181 votes in favor out of a total of 229 voters. According to the data, 40 Democrats voted against, 3 abstained and 5 votes were declared invalid.
Meanwhile, in Gjirokastra, 270 members voted in favor of Berisha, while 11 voted against. There were also 5 abstentions and 5 invalid votes.
Out of 400 DP voters in Përmet, only 228 of them participated in the referendum. 217 of them voted in favor, 9 against and 2 abstained.
The voting process has been accompanied throughout the day by debates and accusations from critical voices within the Democratic Party, who have called the vote a "farce" due to the lack of real competition, as Sali Berisha is running unopposed for the party leadership.
In some DP branches, committees decided to postpone voting hours until 7:00 p.m., with the argument of giving members the opportunity to participate in the process. However, critics have seen this as an attempt to increase participation in a process that they say has been accompanied by low interest from the democratic base.
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