The Electoral College has unanimously upheld the decision of the Appeals and Sanctions Commission which evaluated that the final result of the elections in Himara should be approved, since there was found no violation that would change the election result. The decision today paves the way for the swearing in of the winning candidate of the partial elections in the Municipality of Himara Vangjel Tavo. The latter ran under the logo of the ruling Socialist Party and his challenger was the candidate of the “Together We Win” coalition Petraq Gjirkuria.

In a press release, the panel of the Electoral College, composed of judges Nafije Hasko (Relator), Esmeralda Xhili, Manjola Xhaxho, Alma Kolgjoka and Sokol Ibi, examined today cases No. 5 and No. 6 registered on August 30 2024, in a session held in the premises of the Administrative Court of Appeal in Tirana.

In this process, the Coalition “Together We Win” and the Party “Union for Human Rights”, represented by lawyers Franci Nuri and Vangjel Dule, sued the Central Election Commission (CEC) demanding invalidity of the elections held in the 36 voting centers of the Municipality Himara.

The object of the lawsuit included the request for the change of the Appeals and Sanctions Commission decision and the repetition of the elections in the Himara Municipality. After reviewing the arguments, the Electoral College unanimously decided to reject the lawsuit of the Coalition “Together We Win” and the Party “Union for Human Rights”. This decision is final and no appeal is allowed. /a.f/p.s./