More international observers monitor Albania's polls

Published June 20, 2017

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly is joining the international observers' group that will monitor Albania's parliamentary election Sunday.

A statement Tuesday said 45 observers from 18 countries will monitor in Albania side-by-side with almost 300 observers deployed by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

Holding a free and fair vote and the launch of justice reforms may persuade the European Union that Albania, a NATO member since 2009, is ready to start full membership negotiations.

Post-communist Albania's ninth parliamentary elections , in which 18 political parties and coalitions are running, are being held after a compromise between the governing Socialist Party and the main opposition Democratic Party, which for three months boycotted parliament over concerns votes would be manipulated.

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