TIRANA, May 22 /ATA/ – With the preparations for the upcoming May 11 parliamentary elections underway, Albanian government has allocated additional budget funds to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
At a regular meeting on Wednesday, the government decided to allocate an additional fund of 2.5 billion lek to assist the central election body cover the expenses for the election preparations.
Additionally, the cabinet is expected to allocate another fund for the diaspora vote, with the government expected to cover the total cost, including the mailing and receipt of the voting envelope.
The ruling Socialist Party and the Democratic Party have agreed on the amendments to the Electoral Code and the vote in parliament is expected only.
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