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2015
EOM
Local
elections
Authorities and political parties should ensure that pressure is not applied to public sector employees, political supporters or others to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way. Law enforcement bodies should take more resolute steps to prevent, identify, investigate, and prosecute proven instances of pressure and intimidation of voters as well as the misuse of state resources for campaign purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Additional efforts are needed to address the persistent issue of vote-buying, both through voter education and prosecutions, in order to restore confidence in the electoral process. A concrete and genuine commitment from political parties to condemn vote-buying practices could be made. Vote-buying should be clearly defined in the law and subject to proportionate and effective sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Independent candidates should be provided with equal access to public funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
The AMA should conduct media monitoring during and between elections in order to implement legal provisions on the unbiased coverage of political actors, including provisions on the equitable news coverage of contestants during election campaigns. The members of the AMA should be appointed in a manner that ensures its independence from political influence.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Consideration could be given to revise the MMB methodology to include monitoring of the tone of the coverage and a wider range of broadcasters. The Electoral Code should clarify provisions for sanctions for unbalanced coverage; for instance, the broadcasters could receive a warning and a limited time to rebalance coverage before being fined.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
To facilitate public access to a broader range of political viewpoints and counterbalance commercial media's affiliation with those in power, the authorities should consider strengthening the public broadcast service by providing it with sufficient financial and editorial freedom from the government.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Accurate data on media ownership should be made public in order to disclose potential influence on the editorial policy and to implement existing legal provisions on media concentration.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
The CEC and other stakeholders could organise comprehensive in-person voter education programmes tailored to the needs of the Roma and Egyptian communities.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
In order to ensure effective redress, legal deadlines for the adjudication of complaints should be respected. All bodies investigating electoral complaints, including the prosecutor offices, should be completed in a timely manner so as to guarantee an effective remedy. Both the CEC and the Electoral College should ensure consistency in their decisions to provide for legal certainty. To enhance transparency and accountability, the CEC and the Electoral College should publish information on complaints and decisions in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing additional mechanisms to allow voters with reduced mobility to exercise their right to vote, so as to further promote universal suffrage.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Day
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