Elections for Mayor run in three polling units of Vau i Dejes Municipality

[25. 01. 2004 ] The Central Elections Commission took all the necessary measures for elections re-run in three polling units of Vau i Dejes Municipality, where some 1940 voters were to cast their ballot for the new Mayor.

Despite the recurrent problems in the start of the voting process, the Local Government Election Commission of Vau i Dejes managed to settle the disagreements and under the direct assistance of the CEC, was able to conduct a normal voting process in the voting centers of Narac, Mjede and Shelqet.

Elections for Vau i Dejes Mayor were observed by a team of inspectors of the CEC as well as a considerable number of OSCE observers.

The electoral process resulted to be smooth and without problems, putting an end to 2003 Local Government Elections.

VAU I DEJES LGEC POSTPONES ELECTIONS DUE TO DISASTER

[12. 01. 2004 ] The Central Elections Commission repeatedly demanded yesterday the running of elections in the three polling units where the electoral process was scheduled to be run for Mayoral elections.

Vau i Dejes LGEC, in flagrant violation of the Electoral Code provisions, did not take the decision for the appointment of members of the three VCC-s, where the elections re-run was ordered on 11.01. 2004. The Central Elections Commission, addressed a letter to the four political parties, demanding the implementation of law by their proposed candidates as members of Vau i Dejes LGEC.

The Central Elections Commission has noted a profound lack of legal and political responsibility of parties which have proposed the LGEC members of Vau i Dejes Municipality. This lack of responsibility is reflected in the illegal acts of members of this LGEC, who are causing the recurrent failure of elections in this Municipality. The CEC demands from the above four political parties to contribute in settling the disagreements and conflicts observed in the LGEC of Vau i Dejes Municipality.

Early morning on 11.01. 2004, the CEC decided to appoint the Voting Centre Commissioners, who were not appointed by the respective LGEC and ordered the immediate distribution of the supply in the polling units.

Despite the constant legal insistence of the Central Elections Commission, after the CEC decisions, Vau i Dejes LGEC decided to suspend elections due to the disaster that occurred in the sea on 09.01.2004.

The CEC examines the case of announcing the result for Tirana Municipality Council

[07. 01. 2004 ] The Central Elections Commission examined the issue of announcing the elections result for the capital’s municipal council today. The LGEC of Tirana Municipality could not come to a final decision on this issue as local commissioners did not agree to include results of 6 voting centers, where voting was carried out on December 28, 2003, in the result.

The Central Elections Commission, in the presence of representatives of political parties, discussed the issue broadly. At the end, the CEC members voted for announcing the elections result of Tirana Municipal Council, but the necessary quorum of 5 votes in favor for taking the decision was not reached.

As a result, it is the Electoral College of Tirana Court of Appeals which will examine and rule a final decision on the whole case within 7 days.

The elections results for Tirana Municipal Council on which the Electoral College has to rule a final decision, are:

SP- 27 mandates
SDP- 2 mandates
DP- 21 mandates
RP- 1 mandate
PSD- 1 mandate
DA - 1 mandate
LMP-1 mandate
NDP –1 mandate