TIRANA, Jan 24 /ATA/ – The main opposition Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha revealed Friday an amendment to allow expatriates to vote in the May 11 parliamentary elections in Albania using biometric documents from their host countries.
“We have prepared the amendment and we want to legally validate any biometric identification document issued to Albanian expats by authorities in the countries where they live. We would never accept depriving two thirds of the Albanian diaspora from voting,” Berisha said.
He claimed that the government’s refusal to allow them cast their ballots was “an unprecedented and unfounded discrimination act.”
“In this context, I would like to again invite, primarily the Central Election Commission to make official efforts and publicly announce its position, because enforcing the Constitutional Court decision is a constitutional obligation,” he said.
Berisha warned that the opposition would block any changes to the electoral code unless their demand is met and called on Albanian expats and the diaspora to prepare for powerful protests outside Albanian embassies across Europe and the world.
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