Voting ends in Albania’s election after a campaign dominated by uphill efforts to join the EU

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Voting ended in Albania’s parliamentary election Sunday after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) and vote counting is expected to conclude within 48 hours.

Because of mass emigration, the country of 2.8 million people has about 3.7 million eligible voters. For the first time, those in the diaspora — about 191,000 so far this time ...