Socialist Party MP Brunilda Mersini has resigned from her mandate in the Assembly.
The news was confirmed by the Speaker of the Assembly, Niko Peleshi, who announced that following Mersini's resignation, the Central Election Commission was informed of the vacancy announcement and her replacement on the list of SP MPs.
"MP Brunilda Mersini has submitted her resignation from the MP's mandate to the Assembly. The CEC has been notified of the creation of the vacancy," Peleshi said during the plenary session.
Mersini's resignation comes on the eve of the November 9 local by-elections, where she will run for mayor of Vlora on behalf of the Socialist Party.
