TIRANA, May  9 /ATA/- By Maela Marini/ The State Commissioner for Elections, Ilirjan Celibashi, informed on Tuesday that, as part of decriminalization process, the CEC has requested an in-depth investigation for 38 candidates for mayors and city councils.

In a media statement, Celibashi said that there are 38 candidates out of 23,907 in total for whom the CEC has requested in-depth verification from the Prosecutor’s Office.

According to him, out of 144 candidates for mayors in total, there are 10 candidates namely in the constituencies of Kuçovo, Krujë, Vau i Dejës, Shijak, Devoll, Himare, Mallakastër, Kukës and Has that will undergo in-depth verification.

Likewise, Celibashi said that there are 28 candidates for city council members out of 23,763 in total, who have been referred for in-depth investigation.

He also announced that, by the government’s decision, the identity cards, which expire until May 14, will be valid on the day of the elections to render their voting possible.

Likewise, Celibashi said that the SDP, the Democratic Party and the Freedom Party have not yet submitted to the CEC the names of the commission members for some polling centers.

“SDP has not sent commissioners for 415 polling stations. DP has not presented the members of the commissions for 422 polling stations and FP has not brought them to 75 polling stations,” said Celibashi.

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