Albania election: Socialists narrowly ahead — exit polls Prime Minister Edi Rama is facing a tight race toward a third term in power, according to exit polls released following Sunday's election. Prime Minister Edi Rama has been in power for eight years Albania's ruling Socialist Party (PS) was projected to narrowly win the parliamentary election with 46.9% of the vote, according to an exit poll published Sunday evening. However, a second poll suggested that the result was too close to call. The Top Channel poll predicted that the opposition Democratic Party (PD) was expected to come second with 43.5% of the vote, while the Socialist Integration Movement would come third with 6.9% of the vote.