{"id":10738,"date":"2021-04-19T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=10738"},"modified":"2021-04-19T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:18:33","slug":"ambassador-soreca-concerned-over-vote-buying-but-selling-the-vote-is-also-an-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/ambassador-soreca-concerned-over-vote-buying-but-selling-the-vote-is-also-an-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Soreca: Concerned over vote-buying, but selling the vote is an offense too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After meeting with the candidates of the district of Elbasan, the Ambassador of the European Union to Albania, Luigi Soreca, told the media that elections must be \u201cfree, fair and transparent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had liked to see a campaign focused on the platform, focused on the Albanian people and their needs, instead of attacks and intimidations. We reiterated this message to the leaders we met. What is truly important and essential to us is that these elections are free, fair, and transparent\u201d, the EU Ambassador said.<\/p>\n<p>During his word, Soreca said that both buying and selling the ballot are criminal offenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve heard about the concerns over vote-buying. Don\u2019t forget that vote-buying is an offense as per Article 328 of the Criminal Code, but selling a vote, even that constitutes an offense\u201d, said Soreca.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to monitor the elections. These polls are extremely important even for Albania\u2019s future in the European Union\u201d, concluded the Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/19\/ramas-pledge-from-peqin-well-build-4-airport-and-4-new-tourist-ports\/\">PM Rama\u2019s pledge from Peqin: We\u2019ll build 4 airport and 4 new tourist ports<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/19\/we-want-european-investments-basha-we-received-the-endorsement-of-the-british-conservatives\/\">\u201cWe want European investments\u201d, Basha: We received the endorsement of the British Conservatives<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/18\/cec-letter-to-sp-and-dp-take-down-propagandistic-billboards-on-public-buildings\/\">CEC letter to SP and DP: Take down propagandistic billboards on public buildings<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After meeting with the candidates of the district of Elbasan, the Ambassador of the European Union to Albania, Luigi Soreca, told the media that elections must be \u201cfree, fair and transparent\u201d. \u201cWe had liked to see a campaign focused on the platform, focused on the Albanian people and their needs, instead of attacks and intimidations. 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