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Location Year of election Election type Recommendation # in final report Type of recommendation Thematic area Secondary thematic area Type of change required Status of implementation Comment
Albania 2025 EOM Parliamentary elections
State authorities, in order to fulfil their positive obligations under international law, should promote an independent and diverse media environment that is free from political and corporate influence. Comprehensive media-ownership regulation should be adopted and its effective implementation reinforced. Furthermore, measures should be introduced to safeguard editorial autonomy against influence by business and political interests.
Recommendation # in final report: 21
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
Albania 2025 EOM Parliamentary elections
Legislative changes should ensure effective depoliticization and genuine institutional independence of both the Public Broadcaster and the Audio-visual Media Authority in line with international good practice. These changes should include broad public consultation with independent media and civil society representatives.
Recommendation # in final report: 22
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
Albania 2025 EOM Parliamentary elections
Defamation should be fully decriminalized and civil defamation provisions brought in line with international standards on freedom of expression.
Recommendation # in final report: 23
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
Albania 2025 EOM Parliamentary elections
The rules in the Electoral Code for the allocation of airtime in editorial coverage should be amended to reduce the advantage given to the largest parliamentary parties and ensure a more equitable allocation of airtime for all contestants.
Recommendation # in final report: 24
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
Albania 2025 EOM Parliamentary elections
The CEC should take steps to prevent intimidation and undue influence on voters at voting centres, by strengthening the training and mandate of the voting centre security coordinators to ensure they are politically independent and empowered to act effectively on election day.
Recommendation # in final report: 25
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Day
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Day
Albania 2013 EOM Parliamentary elections
It is recommended that any implementation of the legally mandated EVS and ECS pilots be started well ahead of the next elections, including essential preparations such as enactment of detailed regulations and system testing.
Recommendation # in final report: 14
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: New Voting Technologies
Albania 2019 EOM Local elections
All courts that have a competency in elections should be fully operational during the electoral periods. The independence and the impartiality of the Central Election Commission and the judiciary should be ensured.
Recommendation # in final report: 5
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
Albania 2019 EOM Local elections
To increase the transparency of the work, the Central Election Commission should systematically and in a timely manner publish all decisions on its website.
Recommendation # in final report: 8
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Mostly
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Election Administration
Albania 2019 EOM Local elections
In order to ensure transparency of electoral dispute resolution outcomes, all decisions of the Electoral College could be published promptly and be accessible to all.
Recommendation # in final report: 20
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
Albania 2019 EOM Local elections
Awareness should be raised about the importance of equal participation of women and men in public and political life, in both urban and rural areas, and with a particular emphasis on the role of women within political parties and electoral processes.
Recommendation # in final report: 13
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign
Secondary thematic area: Participation of Women
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Electoral Campaign
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