SHOTLIST: TIRANA, ALBANIA (MAY 11, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR SHOTS OF POLLING STATION (TWO SHOTS) 2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE VOTING / POLLING CLERKS ASSISTING VOTERS 3. VARIOUS OF ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER EDI RAMA AND HIS WIFE LINDA RAMA CASTING THEIR BALLOTSTIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 11, 2025: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday (May 11) cast his ballot for the country’s 11th general elections since the 1991 fall of the country's communist regime. Rama arrived at the polling station in the capital Tirana accompanied by his wife, Linda Rama. Voters in Albania headed to the polls on Sunday. Polling began at 7 am local time (0500GMT) and will continue until 7 pm (1700GMT). Over 3.71 million registered voters are eligible to cast ballots. Fifty-three political parties and three pre-election coalitions are competing for the 140 seats in parliament. The ruling Socialist Party, led by Prime Minister Edi Rama, has been leading in pre-election polls. The main opposition Democratic Party, led by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, is also among the favorites and is running under the Greater Albania Alliance with 25 other parties. Other parties in the race include the Euro-Atlantic Coalition, Opportunity Party, Joint Movement Party, Albania Is Happening Initiative, Social Democratic Party, Homeland Movement, Albanian National Alliance, and the New Democracy Alliance. Approximately 100 observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are monitoring the election across 31 countries. Under the country’s election law, in parliamentary elections, held every four years, parties must pass the 1% electoral threshold to enter the assembly. Albania is home to various ethnic groups including Macedonians, Greeks, Montenegrins, Aromanians, Bosniaks, Serbs, Bulgarians, Egyptians, and Roma. The population is predominantly Muslim, with significant Catholic, Orthodox, Bektashi, Protestant, and other religious minorities. Unofficial results of the election are expected to be announced around midnight (2200GMT).