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| Fredi BVejleri |
The candidate of the "Together We Win" coalition, Fredi Beleri, has won the elections in the Municipality of Himara.
The race between the Socialist candidate Jorgo Goro and Beleri was very close.
Beleri received 3818 votes, while his socialist opponent in these local elections received 3837 votes.
The difference in votes between them is 19 votes.
Fredi Beleri was arrested on the morning of May 12th by order of the Vlora Prosecutor's Office on charges of "active corruption in the elections," specifically vote-buying.
He was apprehended by the police last night, along with three others, while he had been under investigation for days.
Now the judicial process awaits Beleri to determine whether he will assume the position of Mayor of Himara or if new elections will be held in this Municipality.
While Fredi Beleri himself reacted from prison regarding the final result of the elections in this municipality, where he was declared the winner with 19 votes.
Through a post on the Facebook social network, Beleri expresses gratitude to all his supporters who showed courage in these local elections, local media say.
He underlines that in Himara today there are no losers and winners, but there is a victory of democracy and citizens.
Freddie Beller's statement: