{"id":78711,"date":"2025-05-20T18:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78711"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:54:02","slug":"dps-urgent-request-to-the-cec-do-not-certify-the-diaspora-vote-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/dps-urgent-request-to-the-cec-do-not-certify-the-diaspora-vote-results\/","title":{"rendered":"DP\u2019s \u201curgent request\u201d to the CEC: Do not certify the diaspora vote results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party has sent an urgent request to the Central Election Commission (CEC), demanding that the results of the diaspora vote not be certified and that the entire overseas voting process be audited.<\/p>\n<p>Listing its concerns, the DP\u2013Grand Alliance for a Majestic Albania stated that the process has lost public credibility and has gone beyond administrative and legal control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the Democratic Party \u2013 Grand Alliance for a Majestic Albania, we officially request the Central Election Commission to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not certify the result for any electoral district, including the diaspora voting result for that district, until a full and independent audit of the entire process is completed.<\/li>\n<li>Immediately undertake a thorough audit of the entire diaspora voting process, including:\n<ul>\n<li>The planning and preliminary preparation of the process;<\/li>\n<li>The production and distribution of ballot papers;<\/li>\n<li>The sending, receipt, and registration of envelopes;<\/li>\n<li>The administration, opening, and counting process;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As well as every other act related to this process, from the registration of voters to the announcement of results in each district.<\/p>\n<p>We request that this audit be conducted by independent experts, unaffiliated with any state or political institution, and that its findings be made fully public.<\/p>\n<p>Without the completion of this audit and full transparency over the process, the announcement of any result regarding the diaspora vote\u2014and therefore the vote in any district\u2014would be a rushed action, contrary to the spirit of the law and the minimum requirements of electoral integrity.<\/p>\n<p>We consider it essential for the CEC to take these urgent steps, not only to address the catastrophic failure of this process\u2014especially in countries like Greece\u2014but also to preserve institutional legitimacy and citizens\u2019 trust in the democratic functioning of elections,\u201d reads the letter sent to the CEC, signed by Franc Nuri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party has sent an urgent request to the Central Election Commission (CEC), demanding that the results of the diaspora vote not be certified and that the entire overseas voting process be audited. 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