TIRANA, July 31 /ATA/ – The President of the Republic Ilir Meta on Friday signed into law the amendments to Albania’s Electoral Code agreed by parties through the June 5 agreement.
The President’s office said in a press release that President, as he had previously stated, decreed without any further delay today the Law No. 101/2020 on some additions and changes to the Law No 10019, dated 29.12.2008 “the Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, changed.
“The changes to the Electoral Code are the only product of the consensual January 14 and 5 June agreements reached at the Political Council, which enables the safe proceeding of Albania’s path to the European Union through an inclusive consensus of all political parties,” President’s office said in the release.
“President Meta reiterated that an inclusive, transparent and sincere cross-party dialogue is the key element to shorten Albania’s path to the Union and makes the Electoral Reform in compliance with the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, as required by the European Council under the 15 benchmarks for the launch of accession talks,” the statement read.
The head of state also praised “all those political parties that through their sincere commitment and readiness shown at the Political Council enabled this result on June 5, which has now been codified by Parliament of Albania on July 23 through the amendments to the Electoral Code that is decreed today,” the President’s office said.
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