Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary election show the ruling Socialist Party leading, with voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term.

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama was on course for an unprecedented fourth term in office on Monday as partial results showed his Socialist Party with a commanding lead in Sunday's parliamentary election.

Albanians begin casting their ballots in the capital Tirana to decide whether to give pro-EU prime minister Edi Rama a fourth term or side with his longstanding rival Sali Berisha in an election seen as crucial for the country's European Union ambitions.

Albanians voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday with prime minister Edi Rama seeking an unprecedented fourth term after a campaign dominated by promises to join the European Union and accusations of widespread corruption.

TIRANA: Albania's incumbent Prime Minister Edi Rama was on track to win his fourth term as his Socialist Party won most of the seats in