TIRANA, June 21/ATA/ Socialist Party MP, Ervin Bushati stated on Monday that, the April 25 elections has been highly assessed by the rapporteurs of the Council of Europe.
In his remarks, Bushati emphasized that, the rapporteurs considered the April 25 elections a timely democratic development and called for MPs from various political groups to support the opening of EU accession negotiations with Albania.
“The joint report, voted by the Council of Europe, OSCE/ODIHR on the April 25 elections, estimates that that voting was safe and peaceful, and the legal framework ensures respect for fundamental freedoms and is an appropriate basis for democratic elections. Reform of the Central Election Commission-CEC, as a well-organized and transparent institution,” Bushati said.
“The implementation of new technologies, such as identification and electronic voting, strengthened the confidence in the electoral process. The performance of the campaign, voting and counting process showed that these are the best elections ever held after the transition period. Gender representation was assessed directly and as a priority: the Assembly will be represented by 35% of women. The report states that the Albanian government fulfilled its commitments in holding elections: peaceful, equal, free and fair, in accordance with advanced standards,” Bushati said. //a.i/
