Albanian Mark Gjonaj wins councilor race in Bronx, USA

13/09/2017 00:00

An Albanian won the race between Democrats in the USA, Bronx, New York.

Mark Gjonaj is the councilor candidate for the Municipality of New York, winning against his rival with 4% more votes.

Gjonaj is an Albanian from Ulqin. Gjonaj raised more than 700.000 US Dollars, a record for the Municipal Council since 1989.

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