State Election Commissioner, Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi in today’s public session reviewed the request of the Albanian Institute for the Development of the Electoral System, to postpone the deadline for collecting supporting signatures for the draft law “On some changes and additions to law no. 10019, dated 29.12.2008 “The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania”, amended “. The Commissioner decided to accept the request and postpone the deadline until 30.10.2022.

The Commissioner filled in the vacancies created in the Fier Municipality Council, with the candidate from the multi-name list of the Socialist Party of Albania, Mrs. Sonila Ristan Meço, in the Saranda municipal council, with the candidate from the multi-name list of the Socialist Party of Albania, Mr. Faslli Mezan Beduli and in the Selenica municipal council, with the candidate from the multi-name list of the Socialist Party of Albania, Mrs. Mimoza Bahri Jaupaj.

Also, he reviewed the result of the verification of the General Prosecutor for the self-declaring subject Mr. Ilmi Sali Kuka, candidate for deputy proposed by the New Movement Party, Lezha region, pursuant to law no. 138/2015 “On guaranteeing the integrity of persons elected, appointed or exercising public functions”. The Commissioner decided to declare the administrative procedure completed without a final decision for the self-declaring subject Mr. Ilmi Kuka, as it is estimated that there is found  no object and purpose of in-depth verification.

In today’s public session were administratively reviewed the denunciations of the organization ” Qëndresa Qytetare “, for administrative violations in the framework of the by-elections for mayor of March 6, 2022 to:

1. Edison Memolla to the Mayor of Rrogozhina, Mr. Denis Dedej Head of the Cultural Center “Haxhi Memolla”, Mrs. Ana Dhamo Director of the Regional Education Directorate of Durrës, Mr. Luan Shehi Director of the Local Office of Pre-University Education Rrogozhina, Mrs. Margarita Dedej, Director of the School “Haxhi Qehaj” and Mrs. Mimoza Bidaj, Director of Rrogozhina Kindergarten;
2. Fatmir Juka, Director of the Shkodra Art Gallery, Mr. Xhemal Bushati, candidate for mayor of Shkodra and the Democratic Party;
3. Eriselda Sefa, candidate for mayor of Lushnja, Mr. Haki Çako Director of the National Agency for Civil Protection and the electoral subject “Socialist Party of Albania;
4. Majlinda Angoni, candidate for mayor of Shkodra, Mr. Haki Çako, Director of the National Agency for Civil Protection and the electoral subject “Socialist Party of Albania”;
5. Majlinda Angoni, candidate for mayor of Shkodra, Health Center “Rrethina”, Ambulance Dobraç, Mrs. Edona Tafa and the electoral subject “Socialist Party of Albania”;
6. Emirjana Sako, candidate for mayor of Durrës, Mr. Arben Ahmetaj Minister of State for Reconstruction and Reform Program and the electoral subject “Socialist Party of Albania”.

The State Election Commissioner decided to finalize the administrative review for the above denunciations and announce the decisions in the coming session.