TIRANA, January 31/ATA/ State Commissioner of Elections Ilirian Celibashi gave a press conference today on the May 14, 2023 local elections, providing the statistics on the turnout.
According to the head of the CEC, the overall turnout in these elections was 38.24%, while in those of 2021, the total turnout was 46.32%.
The municipality with the highest turnout in the voting process was that of Fushë Arrëzi with 52.8%, while the municipality with the lowest participation was Vlora with 24.7%, he said.
Asked about the Electoral Reform and if the delay in carrying out this reform affects the next elections, Celibashi said that, “If we have to make changes in the electoral law, they should be dated no later than one year, or in the most extreme case 6 month before election day”.
Asked if it will be possible the electronic voting in at least 5 regions, Celibashi said that, “We need at least 1 year to prepare this process, if we want this process not to receive any criticism from anyone at the end of the 2025 elections”./p.s./
