{"id":18093,"date":"2021-07-26T21:53:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T19:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18093"},"modified":"2021-07-27T12:39:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:39:47","slug":"osce-final-report-on-april-25th-sp-had-a-significant-advantage-in-the-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/osce-final-report-on-april-25th-sp-had-a-significant-advantage-in-the-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCE final report on April 25th: SP had a significant advantage in the elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the OSCE mission in Albania published its final report on the parliamentary elections held in April 25.<\/p>\n<p>The report emphasized that Albanian voters\u2019 freedom to choose amongst the various candidates was \u201cgenerally\u201d respected, however, the Socialist Party is said to have had a clear advantage, \u201cboth from its control of the local government as well as their misuse of administrative resources\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The report emphasized that Albanian voters\u2019 freedom to choose amongst the various candidates was \u201cgenerally\u201d respected, however, the Socialist Party is said to have had a clear advantage, \u201cboth from its control of the local government as well as their misuse of administrative resources\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The OSCE also notes that the many allegations raised by political parties over vote-buying led to the initiation of several investigative processes.<\/p>\n<p>OSCE also notes that the many allegations raised by political parties over vote-buying led to the initiation of several investigative processes.<\/p>\n<p>The report commends the role played by the Central Electoral Commission while specifying that election day was \u201clargely transparent and smooth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the report, OSCE gives 23 recommendations regarding bringing the Albanian electoral system closer to international standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key\u00a0recommendations include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviewing the legal framework\u00a0to address outstanding ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations in an open and inclusive consultation process, and introducing changes well before the next elections;<\/li>\n<li>Guaranteeing the right to a free and secret choice and preventing any form of pressure to disclose whether and how people voted;<\/li>\n<li>Intensifying efforts to identify, investigate and prosecute cases of vote-buying and encouraging citizens to report and provide evidence of any vote-buying or pressure;<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring the security of citizens\u2019 personal data and thoroughly investigating and prosecuting any breach impacting public confidence in the electoral process;<\/li>\n<li>Amending legislation to ensure that the media are able to independently cover activities of electoral contestants and limit the use of party produced content in the news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/odihr\/elections\/albania\/493687\">full report of OSCE on Albania\u2019s parliamentary elections here<\/a><\/strong>, which was compiled after a careful analysis of the data compiled by the organization and its team of observes on the ground, coming from 57 different countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/04\/26\/preliminary-report-of-osce-odihr-vote-buying-allegations-remain-a-problem\/\">Preliminary report of OSCE-ODIHR, vote-buying allegations remain a problem<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/04\/25\/who-is-observing-the-elections-274-observers-from-osce-odihr\/\">Who is observing the elections? 274 observers from OSCE \/ ODIHR<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/05\/07\/us-mission-on-osce-report-we-welcome-spaks-investigation-of-electoral-crimes\/\">US mission on OSCE report: We welcome SPAK\u2019s investigation of electoral crimes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the OSCE mission in Albania published its final report on the parliamentary elections held in April 25. 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