TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's Socialist opposition urged Prime Minister Sali Berisha to accept defeat on Monday after it took what appeared to be a convincing lead in an election seen as a test of the NATO country's democratic credentials.
The Socialist Party of former Tirana mayor Edi Rama said that with more than 20 percent of votes counted, its alliance was on course to take at least 80 of parliament's 140 seats.
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