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Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance transparency, the law should guarantee the same rights for all observers and clearly stipulate that all observers be entitled to receive copies of results protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Observation
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The state should guarantee the right to a free and secret choice. Any form of pressure to disclose how voters intend to vote or how they voted should be prevented. Any association between a voter and a specific vote should not be possible.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the professional capacity of election commissions, the CEC could regularly offer trainings with certification of potential CEAZ, VCC, and counting team members and create a roster of certified people.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Efforts should be made to promote gender-balanced representation at all levels of election administration, including in decision-making positions.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure that rules are consistently applied and that voters are treated equally, changes to voting rules should not take place on election day, barring a force majeure.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Efforts to ensure accuracy of data for all voters, including assigning accurate address codes and resolving duplicate records, should be intensified. Furthermore, an effective voter notification delivery system should be introduced to ensure voters are informed in a timely manner about where the voter lists can be scrutinized and the location of their voting centre.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and confidence in the process, consideration should be given to provide electoral stakeholders with the opportunity to directly observe the verification of candidate support signatures. The process should be clearly defined and include steps to be taken if challenges occur.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to strengthening existing special measures to enhance the political participation of women, in line with international standards. This could include requiring the alternation of men and women on candidate lists, as well as providing and enforcing effective and proportionate sanctions, including refusal to register, against non-compliance with such measures.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities and political parties should consider more resolute steps to ensure that pressure is not applied on public-sector employees, political activists, and other citizens to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way. Any instances and allegations of pressure should be thoroughly and effectively investigated and prosecuted by relevant authorities. All cases, including their outcomes, should be publicly reported.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Campaign finance regulations should be harmonized and secondary legislation developed to ensure a sound methodology and access to full information about campaign financing for financial experts and voters before and after election day. Consideration could be given to defining deadlines for completion of post-election audits.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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