During today’s public session, the State Elections Commissioner reviewed the political parties’ requests to be registered as electoral subjects in local government elections of May 14, 2023.

After examining the requests and the accompanying documentation, the Commissioner decided:

1. To accept the request and registration as electoral subject of the “Socialist Party of Albania” and “Party of Freedom”.
2. To return as incomplete the documentation of “Democratic Creed” party and the “Movement for National Development” party and not to register the “ Movement “Together” party as an electoral subject.
3. Rejection of the request to be registered as electoral subject of “Democratic Party of Albania”, submitted by the chairman of the party, Mr. Sali Berisha.
4. To return, as incomplete, the documentation of “Democratic Party’s request, chaired by Mr. Lulzim Basha, submitted to the CEC by the party representative, Mr. Indrit Sefa.

During today’s session, the long-term observers of the Albanian Helsinki Committee were also approved to observe the local government elections process.