{"id":79025,"date":"2025-06-02T20:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79025"},"modified":"2025-06-02T21:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:53:50","slug":"democratic-party-demands-investigation-into-missing-130000-ballot-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/democratic-party-demands-investigation-into-missing-130000-ballot-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Party Demands Investigation into Missing 130,000 Ballot Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-58\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3a563488-6ba0-430b-870a-f873e21e2510\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">The opposition coalition PD\u2013ASHM has formally requested that the Central Election Commission (KQZ) initiate an administrative investigation to verify the content of all ballot boxes across the country, citing the disappearance of approximately 130,000 ballot papers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">\n<p>In its official request to the KQZ, the Democratic Party expressed serious concern over the discrepancy between the number of ballots produced and the sum of those used, unused, or declared damaged.<\/p>\n<p>According to the figures presented in the request:<\/p>\n<p>3,534,792 ballots were officially produced<\/p>\n<p>1,463,204 ballots were found in the ballot boxes (used)<\/p>\n<p>1,935,834 ballots were declared as unused<\/p>\n<p>5,000 ballots were declared damaged<\/p>\n<p>This leaves an unaccounted difference of 130,754 ballots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers clearly show that 130,754 unused ballots are missing,\u201d the request states.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition has urged the KQZ to provide detailed clarifications on the handling and whereabouts of these ballots and to conduct a full verification of all ballot box contents, citing the need for transparency and integrity in the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition coalition PD\u2013ASHM has formally requested that the Central Election Commission (KQZ) initiate an administrative investigation to verify the content of all ballot boxes across the country, citing the disappearance of approximately 130,000 ballot papers. 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