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Possible Capture of Votes Fraud in 2015 Local Election in Albania

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The paper concentration is on the number of votes each political party acquired in the 2015 local elections. A constant debate and dispute is performed regarding vote counting manipulating, such as vote steeling, uncounted votes, corruption of vote counters, vote buying etc. Thus, statistical calculation on 2015 national results are subject of first digit Benford’s Law application. The result shows that all first digit number groups of parties’ normal distribution rate of votes do not correlate to the 1BL distribution rate. It is clear that there have been a probable vote fraud/manipulation in this election. Out of three main political parties of Albania, being also parliamentary ones, only one the Socialist Party shows lost vote’s number in the group it belongs. Instead the Socialist Movement for Integration and Democratic Party show an increasing one.

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  • Dorina Bërdufi, 2017. "Possible Capture of Votes Fraud in 2015 Local Election in Albania," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 6, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:1636
    DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2017.v6n1p17
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