Parliamentary Elections in Albania 2021
Country: Albania
Type of election: Parliamentary election
Type of mission: Expert election observation mission (EEOM)
Head of mission: Gianluca Passarelli
Deputy head of mission: Pierre Peytier
On 29 March 2021, the Central Election Commission of Albania officially accredited the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) to Albania, to observe the 25 April 2021 Parliamentary Elections. This was ENEMO’s second mission to Albania.
The mission was composed of four Core Team members, and was therefore limited in scale. Due to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mission did not deploy long-term or short-term observers (LTOs/STOs) and did not comprehensively observe the process at polling stations on Election Day, although Core Team experts visited a selected number of polling stations to observe the voting process.
The Core Team observed Central Election Commission sessions and conducted meetings with international and domestic stakeholders at the central level. The mission monitored and assessed the overall political and electoral environment, respect for the rights to elect and stand for election, conduct of election management bodies, campaigning, gender equity, Election Day developments, electoral dispute resolutions and other crucial aspects of the process, based on international standards for democratic elections and the national legal framework of Albania.
ENEMO’s international observation mission for the 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Albania is financially supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
NEWS
ENEMO Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier, Election Administration Analyst/CEC Observer Kristina Kostelac and Legal Analyst Elene Nizharadze met with the State Election Commissioner of Albania Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with the Ambassador of the EU Delegation H.E Luigi Soreca
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Legal Analyst Mrs. Elene Nizharadze met with the Head of the High Prosecutorial Council Mr. Gent Ibrahimi
ENEMO Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions, 25 April 2021 Parliamentary elections, Albania
ENEMO's IEOM to Albania will organize a press conference on Monday, 26 April
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with Deputy Mayor Mrs. Anuela Ristani
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with the President of Albania Mr. Ilir Meta
ENEMO's IEOM to Albania met with representatives of the Democratic Party
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Agron Tare
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with Vice-Chairperson of Parliament Mrs. Vasilika Hysi
Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with the Deputy Chairman of the Audiovisual Media Authority Mr. Sami Nezaj
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with representatives and candidate from Vetevendosyë party
Head of ENEMO's mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with the Ambassador of France H.E Elisabeth Barsacq
ENEMO's election observation mission met with representatives from Nisma Thurje political party
ENEMO Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Passarelli and Deputy Head of Mission Pierre Peytier met with MP and candidate Ervin Bushati from the Socialist Party
ENEMO Core Team members met with representatives of Albanian ENEMO member organization Society for Democratic Culture (SDC)
ENEMO IEOM met with State Election Commissioner, Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi, at the premises of the CEC
ENEMO's mission to Albania visited a polling station in Tirana where voting will be held using biometric identification of voters and electronic ballot boxes
ENEMO has deployed its International Election Observation Mission for the Parliamentary Elections in Albania
ENEMO IEOM to Albania met with representatives from KRIIK Albania Association
