Today, the Appeals and Sanctions Commission examined the elements of the form and content of the four appeal requests:

1. Appeal request no. 1 with complainant Partia Popullore Kristian Demokrate e Shqiperisë with object “Opposition to decision no. 823, dated 07.12.2023 of the SEC “On the Approval of the report of findings from the audit of the funds received and spent by political parties for the calendar year 2021“, specifically  point 96, on “Taking the administrative measure, for the political party” Partia Popullore Kristiandemokrate e Shqipërisë “, with a fine of 1,000,000 (one million) ALL, according to 23/4, point 2 of the law “On political parties. Repeal of point 96 of decision no. 823, dated 07.12.2023 of the Central Election Commission “On the approval of the report of findings from the audit of funds received and spent by political parties for the calendar year 2021”.
2. Appeal request no. 3 with complainant Party G99 with object “Opposition to decision no. 823, dated 7.12.2023 “On the approval of the report of findings from the audit of funds received and spent by political parties for the calendar year 2021“.
3. Appeal request no. 4 with complainant Partia Aleanca Popullore with object “Opposition to decision no. 823, dated 7.12.2023 “For the approval of the report of findings from the audit of funds received and spent by political parties for the calendar year 2021 and the repeal of point 101, of decision no. 823, dated 7.12.2023 “On the approval of the report of findings from the audit of funds received and spent by political parties for the calendar year 2021“.

At the end of the preliminary review, CSC decided to proceed with a joint review of the appeal requests, on Monday, 12.02.2024, at 12:00.

Appeal request no. 2 with complainant Mr. Edison Memolla with object “Opposition to decision no. 824, dated 07.12.2023 “On the approval of the report of findings from the audit of the funds received and spent by political parties participating in the partial local elections, dated March 6, 2022”, was withdrawn by the complaining party.

Also, the Complaints and Sanctions Commission held a preliminary session for request no. 1 of the State Commissioner of Elections, for the administrative sanctions imposed referring to decision no. 824, dated 7.12.2023 “For the approval of the report of findings from the audit of the funds received and spent by the political parties participating in the partial local elections, dated March 6, 2022”.

CSC decided to review the request on Tuesday, 16.01.2024 at 13:30.