{"id":52584,"date":"2023-05-13T15:25:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=52584"},"modified":"2023-05-13T18:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:20:10","slug":"the-americans-state-department-official-reacts-to-the-greek-media-about-the-arrest-of-the-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/the-americans-state-department-official-reacts-to-the-greek-media-about-the-arrest-of-the-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"The American\u2019s State Department official reacts after the arrest of the Albanian candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An official of the US Department of State has reacted to the Greek media regarding the arrest of the candidate of the coalition &#8220;Together We Win&#8221; for the municipality of Himara, Fredi Beleri.<\/p>\n<p>Beleri was arrested in the early hours of May 12, 2 days before the local elections, while this Saturday the security measure is expected to be given to him in the court of Vlora.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We call on the (Albanian) authorities to apply all laws fairly and equitably,&#8221; the State Department said regarding the arrest of Himara mayoral candidate Fredi Beleri in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a question from Greek correspondents in Washington, a representative of the US State Department asked to ensure the validity of the elections, calling on all parties to respect the laws.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the State Department representative said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have repeatedly asked the authorities and political parties to ensure that voters can exercise their basic democratic right to express their will through free and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that everyone respects the laws and rules governing elections, as well as international rules, including the ban on buying or selling votes. 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