TIRANA, Nov 11 /ATA/ The SP Secretary General, Damian Gjiknuri, together with the Secretary for Coordination, Blerina Gjylameti and the Secretary for Legal and Electoral Affairs, Eridian Salianji held a meeting on Friday with the representatives of ODIHR, Alexey Gromov and Kakha Inaishvili.
The two senior ODIHR officials are in Albania as part of the Needs Assessment Mission in the run-up to the May 14 local elections.
Gjiknuri, who is also the co-chairman of the parliamentary commission for electoral reform, expressed to the
ODIHR representatives his full confidence that the next local elections will be held in accordance with the best international standards.
“I offered the willingness of the Socialist Party to contribute to a more peaceful political climate before, during and after the election process. I also guaranteed the interlocutors that even within the framework of the electoral reform, the SP remains highly committed to addressing all the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR. It is of essential importance that all political forces express confidence in the process and accept the election result as a sign of political maturity,” Gjiknuri emphasized.
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