Exit poll: Albania's ruling Socialists set to win election

Albania's ruling Socialist Party looked set to win Sunday's national election and secure a third term for Prime Minister Edi Rama, an exit poll showed, Report informs, citing TASS.

According to Top Channel TV's exit poll, Rama's Socialists were set to win 46.9% of the vote. That would give them a slight majority of 71 seats in the 140-seat parliament.

The Democratic Party, led by Lulzim Basha, was set to win 43.5% of the vote, while another opposition party, the Socialist Integration Movement, was forecast to come third with 6.9%.

Official results are not expected before Monday.

"People have spoken. Now we have to listen to the people," Rama told reporters at his party headquarters after exit polls came out. The 56-year-old painter and former basketball player have been in power for eight years.

Notably, Albania held parliamentary elections on April 25. As of 20:00 Baku time, the turnout was 45.48%. 3.6 million people in the country are eligible to vote. The main rivals in the election were Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party and Lulzim Basha's Democratic Party.