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Elections 2026

Only 6 new Albanian MPs are expected to join the Parliament

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The CEC has counted over 80 percent of the votes of the candidates for deputies. According to the results so far, 6 candidates from Albanian parties are expected to secure seats in the Assembly for the first time. 31 is the number of seats that female candidates have secured without the help of the gender quota

The Central Election Commission counted about 80 percent of the votes of the candidates for deputies on Wednesday, and according to the data, from this count, in the new composition of the Assembly from the Albanian parties only 6 candidates will secure seats for the first time. The rest are deputies of the last legislature or previous legislatures.

Based on preliminary results, LVV will have 48 MPs, PDK 24, LDK 20 and AAK 8.

And from the counting of votes for candidates so far, for the first time, deputies from Vetëvendosje will be: Osman Musliu, Arton Konushevci, Armend Baloku, Krenare Çerkini and Valon Peci. The sixth is from PDK, Adriatik Berisha.

Several former MPs are also expected to return to the Assembly, who did not secure seats in the last legislature.

From the PDK, Kosovare Murseli, Jakup Nura, Altin Krasniqi, Fadil Demaku, Bekim Haxhiu and Hajdar Beqa are expected to do this.

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And through LDK, former president Vjosa Osmani, who was the bearer of this party's list in the June 7 elections, will return to the legislative seat. In addition to her, Arben Gashi, Shkëm Manaj and Paris Guri are also expected to return to the Assembly.

According to current data, Ardian Gjini and Agim Çeku are expected to return from AAK. However, Gjini has stated that he will not be part of the Assembly and that he will make way for his colleagues.

From the four main parties, 31 female candidates have secured seats without the help of the gender quota. Of these, 17 women are from LVV, 6 from PDK, 7 from LDK and 1 from AAK.

The most voted candidate is Albin Kurti with over 180 thousand votes, second is Glauk Konjufca with over 140 thousand and third is Bedri Hamza with over 90 thousand.

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From the counting of over 80 percent of the votes, it appears that LVV leader Kurti secured 82 percent of the party's total votes, AAK's Ardian Gjini 81 percent, PDK's Bedri Hamza 80 percent, while the LDK list holder Vjosa Osmani received 68 percent of the party's votes, and LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku himself 61 percent.

The CEC has not yet begun counting the diaspora votes, which are in the process of verification.