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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

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.

Albanians head to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections seen as crucial to gauging the country's democratic development, and its progress towards its goal of a European future.

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

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.

In the first three days of the Giro d’Italia in Albania, we laughed at a goat crossing the road, cried over the abandonment of Mikel Landa, were shocked to see Thymen Arensman dropped, and watched in awe as Lidl-Trek and Mads Pedersen dominated.

Edi Rama seeks to win an unprecedented fourth term as prime minister, pledging to finally take Albania into the European Union and turn it into a hot tourist destination with some help from the Trump family.