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Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Measures should be taken to strengthen the independence of the public broadcaster from the influence of government and political parties in order to fully implement the goals of a public service broadcaster. Further measures to reduce the dependency upon the state budget should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
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
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
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities and political parties should consider more resolute steps to ensure that pressure is not applied on public-sector employees, political activists, and other citizens to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way. Any instances and allegations of pressure should be thoroughly and effectively investigated and prosecuted by relevant authorities. All cases, including their outcomes, should be publicly reported.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
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
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The abuse of state resources, including human resources, for campaign purposes could be more effectively prevented through improved enforcement and by holding those in violation accountable.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities and political parties could consider more resolute steps to ensure that pressure is not applied on public-sector employees, political activists or others to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way. Any such pressure should be investigated with perpetrators brought to justice in accordance with the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Legal deadlines for the registration of candidates for local elections should be aligned with practical deadlines such as the printing of the ballots and the deadlines for appeals. This is particularly relevant in local elections since the number and variety of ballots to be printed is much higher than in parliamentary elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Electoral Code should guarantee the rights of all interested parties to lodge administrative complaints against decisions and actions of election commissions, campaign misconduct, election day irregularities, and results.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Legal limitations on paid advertisements in broadcast media based on party representation in the parliament should be amended. Paid airtime should be guaranteed on an equal basis to all contestants, and any limits on paid airtime should be applied on a non-discriminatory basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
No longer valid
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equality of the vote, seat distribution among electoral districts should be based on current population distribution statistics, as required by law.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System
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