The Central Electoral Commission fined 106 political parties with 1-2 million ALL each, for not submitting a financial report for 2020. 4 other parties were fined 50 thousand ALL for being past the deadline.

The deadline for submitting these annual reports is March 31^st, whilst the State Commissioner, Ilirjan Celibashi noted that these 106 parties “haven’t made any efforts to submit them before today’s meeting.”

Out of these 106 political parties, which haven’t presented a balance sheet, 11 of them were part of the electoral race on April 25^th 2021:

1. National Front Party / Balli Kombetar;
   POSH Party/ Ora e Shqiperise;
   3. Albanian Democratic Union/ Bashkimi Demokrat Shqiptar;
   4. Agrarian Environmentalist Party / Partia Agrare Ambjentaliste e Shqipërisë;
   5. Democratic National Front/ Balli Kombëtar Demokrat;
   6. National Conservative Party Albania/ Partia Kombëtare Konservatore Albania;
   7. Movement for National Developement/ Partia Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar;
   8. Albanian Emigration Party/ Partia Emigracioni Shqiptar;
   9. National Union of Albanian Pensioners/ Partia Bashkimi Popullor i Pensionistëve Shqiptar;
   10. Democratic Conviction/ Partia Bindja Demokratike;
   11. Albanian Democratic Movement/ Partia “Lëvizja Demokratike Shqiptare”;

The parties submitting their reports after March 31^st:

1. Movement for Legality/ Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit (18.06.2021);
   2. Greek Ethnic Minority Party/ Partia Minoriteti Etnik Grek (02.04.2021);
   3. Solution party/ Partia Zgjidhja (12.04.2021);
   4. Green Party/ Partia e Gjelbër (31.05.2021);

The fines can be appealed within 3 days at the Commission of Appeals and Sanctions.

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