as throngs of people attend a celebration of St. George, a Christian martyr revered by both Catholics and practitioners of Vodou.

A supporter of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan holds an electoral poster after he won the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, early Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A supporter of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan holds an electoral poster after he won the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, early Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman exits a voting cabin before casting her ballot in the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Persani, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduard Vinatoru)A woman exits a voting cabin before casting her ballot in the second round of the country’s presidential election redo in Persani, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduard Vinatoru)This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary election on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead, with voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join theand Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term.

With more than half of the votes counted, Rama’s left-wing Socialists got 53% of the votes, followed by the opposition center-right Democratic Party-led coalition of Sali Berisha with 34%. Three other small parties will take a few seats.

With those numbers, the Socialists are likely to get the required 71 seats to govern alone and likely even more than the previous mandate.Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands before the start of an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at a campaign event Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at a campaign event Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Supporters cheer as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Supporters cheer as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)