TIRANA, November 3 /ATA/ About 47% of first-time voters exercised this right in the May 11, 2025 Assembly elections, marking an increase in turn-out compared to previous elections.
Young people who voted within the country were joined for the first time in this election by 4,356 first-time voters from the Diaspora.
These data were presented today as part of the discussions of the roundtable held at the Central Election Commission with a focus on increasing the education of young people on elections.
The activity is being held as part of the CEC’s cooperation with the National Agency for Pre-University Education and the Academy of Political Studies, for the education of about 20,000 high school graduates across the country, who became eligible to vote.
The campaign is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe project, “Strengthening the Integrity of Elections in Albania” and is financially supported by the Federal Republic of Germany.
State Election Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi emphasized that encouraging the young people to participate in electoral processes and their electoral education is a priority of the CEC, reflected in electoral education projects and programs.
Celibashi also emphasized the need for a more systematic approach to educating first-time voters and extending electoral education to future commissioners and trainers, contributing to raising election standards.
Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tirana Giulia Re expressed her appreciation for the results of the youth education program and at the same time expressed her continued support for the CEC for any initiative that contributes to raising the standards of the country’s democratic processes.
On his part, German Deputy Ambassador Thilo Schroeter underlined that the participation of young people is of fundamental importance for the electoral processes.
While Director of the Academy of Political Studies Erjon Tase presented an analysis of the questionnaires developed with teachers and high school graduates involved in the education campaign for the May 11 elections. /k.s/j.p/p.s./
