TIRANA, December 11/ATA/ The Diaspora Movement for Free Albania, supported by a group of lawmakers, submitted today to the Assembly the draft law for the vote of emigrants.
In a press release, the Diaspora Movement for Free Albania stated that on September 8 of the current year, it presented to the public the draft with the suggested amendments to the Electoral Code to fulfill the legal gap found by the Constitutional Court for the Vote of Diaspora.
“After a period of discussion with the relevant actors involved in the process, the movement submitted this draft on October 10 to the Speaker of the Assembly of Albania Lindita Nikolla and making aware of all political parties, documenting it with No. 3060”, the statement read.
“Today, the Diaspora for Free Albania introduces this draft into the legislative process! With the support of a group of MPs, it proposes to the Assembly of Albania the initiation of Parliamentary procedures for the review and approval of this draft law”, the press release read.
The proposing MPs are: Fatmir Mediu, Gazment Bardhi, Agron Gjekmarkaj, Agron Duka, Jorida Tabaku, Emilia Koliqi and Dhurata Çupi Tyli.
The Diaspora Movement for Free Albania also called on all MPs of the Albanian Parliament “to support this draft law forwarded by representatives of the Diaspora, not to look at the narrow political interests of the moment, but to unite so that to enable all Albanians wherever they are the right to vote and the possibility of political representation as well as that of influence in the governance of the country as it happens in every democratic country”. /r.e/p.s./
