The State Election Commissioner, during a public session, announced the Decision on assessment of reports of activities of a public character of some institutions for April 7- April 13, 2023 period and held the administrative investigation of the complaints filed with ID no. 221, ID 243, ID 258, ID 259, ID 260, ID 264, ID 265, ID 266, ID 267, 269, 270, 280 ID, 282 ID, 284 ID, 320 ID, of their Coalition for the Reforms, Integration, and Consolidated Institutions, of the complaints with ID 284 ID 285 ID 325, lodged by the Civic Resistance Center , concerning this monitoring period.  

The Commissioner decided to drop the administrative proceedings against the Mayor of Berat Municipality, as he found no violations of article 91 provisions of the Electoral Code and Decision no.9, dated 24.12.2020, on misuse of public resources.

SEC found administrative violations and proposed the following penalties to the Commission of Sanctions and Complaints :  

1. Mayor of  Prrenjas Municipality,  a fine at the amount of 10 000 (ten thousand) ALL; 
2. Mayor of Korçë Municipality, a fine at the amount of 10 000 (ten thousand) ALL; 
3. The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Municipality of Librazhd,  a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL; 
4. The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Municipality of Lushnjë,a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL; 
5.       The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Municipality  Belsh, a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL ; 
6. The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Prefecture of Korçë Region, a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL . 
7. The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Municipality  Gjirokastër, a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL . 
8. The staff responsible for the reporting of public activities in the Municipality of Korçë, a fine at the amount of  5 000 (five thousand) ALL . 

It was also reported on the complaint with ID no. 326 and no. 341 and monitors’ reports against “Socialist Party of Albania” electoral subject, for posting of propaganda materials in the framework of local government elections. 

The administrative review continues and the Commissioner required that the electoral subject “Socialist Party of Albania” shall submit to the CEC, within 48 hours, all contractual agreements between the Socialist Party and business entities, on the posting of  propaganda materials, without including the financial terms..

The Commissioner decided that all electoral subjects should take  immediate measures, within 48 hours, so that all propaganda materials posted contain the note “Produced under the legal responsibility of …. ( name of electoral subject). 

The commissioner ordered that Municipality Mayors take immediate measures to designate, by a Decision, the spaces permitted for the posting of election campaign propaganda materials, publication of the decision on their official web site. A copy of the Decision should be made available to the electoral subjects, CEC.  

During the session, the requests of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, OSCE-ODIHR mission, LA County, USA and the CEC of the Republic of Kirghistan to observe  local government elections were approved.   

The result of the verification of the Attorney General for the self-declaring entity Mr. Leonard Veli Beqiri, candidate for MP, proposed by the Socialist Party of Albania, Vlorë Region, was also reviewed. The commissioner found that there is no conditions that prevent Mr. Leonard Beqiri from being eligible to exercise the public function of MP. 

In today’s session, lots were drawn for the parties that will propose the fourth member of the vote counting terams, in each election administration zone. The “Freedom Party” and the “Justice, Integration and Unity” Party have the right to propose the fourth member. 

The results of the lot determined that in each CEAZ with even-numbered counting desks, the fourth member will be proposed by the PDIU and in each CEAZs with odd-numbered counting desks,  the fourth member will be proposed by the PL.