Election workers count ballot boxes, as they arrive at the counting centre on the day of the parliamentary election, in Tirana on April 25, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP)

BELGRADE - Albania's ruling Socialist Party secured 49.4 percent of votes in Sunday's parliamentary election, the state election commission said on Monday on the basis of 30 percent votes counted.

The opposition Democratic Party came second with 38.8 percent of the vote, while the Socialist Integration Movement is third with 7.1 percent of voters backing.

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The commission said it would announce final results on Tuesday.

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