Tilana, Albania--- The Albanian Prime Minister on Wednesday thanked thousands of voters for supporting his Socialist Party in the last parliamentary elections and supported his commitment to bringing the country to the EU within five years.

Left Socialist Party leader Edi Rama held a celebration rally in the main Skanderbeg square in Tirana. The event, attended by thousands of supporters waving the Albanian flag and EU flag, was held in front of a large poster prepared for Friday’s European Political Community Summit (EPC), which convened European leaders to promote security and prosperity throughout the continent.

According to the Central Election Commission, only the diaspora votes are still to be fully calculated, and the dominant socialists have won a landslide victory, winning 83 of the 140 seats in the polls on May 11. With these numbers, socialists are likely to govern themselves.

Rama's Socialist Party said it could deliver EU membership within five years and end negotiations in 2027 and become a member in 2030. This is suspicion of Democrats who believe Albania is far from ready.

"Most Albanians inside and outside Albania believe that Albania is on the right path," Rama said at a rally on Wednesday. "Albania can only be achieved through our collective efforts led by our Socialist Party until the EU membership in 2030."

Sali Berisha, a conservative Democratic-led coalition, won only 50 seats. The remaining seats entered four smaller parties.

The preliminary turnout on Sunday was almost 42.16%, 4% lower than four years ago. The Diaspora can vote and vote for the first time by mail. About 195,000 of their ballots were mailed.

Qualified voters in Albania and abroad vote for 140 legislators to serve for four years. Due to large-scale immigration, the Balkan countries have a total of nearly 3.7 million qualified voters.

Berisha's Democrats accused irregular behavior, including issues with diaspora votes, and accused the socialists of not providing evidence, buying voting and adopting other illegal tactics. They say they won't recognize the results.

On Friday, Democrats will protest against the so-called May election to coincide with the EPC summit.

The European Union called Albania's election "calm and organized, albeit somewhat inadequate" and urged all political forces to "ensure the continued functioning of the country's institutions".

The Joint International Observation Mission, including the European Parliament, notes that despite its competitiveness and professional management, elections are marked by an abuse of public resources by the ruling party, an adversarial and polarized tone, a separatist language of major parties and an imbalance in media coverage of smaller parties.