The SMI convention decided to make some changes in the Statute. The Chairwoman of the SMI Monika Kryemadhi resigned and the party will now be led by the Organizative Committee. The head of the Organizative Committee will be Ilir Meta and the deputy chair will be Agim Nesho.

General Secretary of SMI Endrit Braimllari stated that, “The Organizative Committee will lead the party’s activities in preparation of the National Convention which will be held in two months time.

In his speech delivered at the convention, Ilir Meta said that, “No one can play with this country. We have only one way and this way is the referendum. The referendum will be the sword of Damocles over all the usurpers, over the greedy oligarchs. It will be the guarantee that sovereignty does not belong to the people only on paper”./r.e/p.s./

After presentation of the candidates, Berisha said that yesterday marked the return of free voting and at the same time the dignity of free people.

Berisha stated that the opposition coalition will be called “House of Freedom” and will have its own logo, which, according to him, is normal in every coalition and the logo is no longer the party logo, but the coalition’s logo.

“The Socialist Movement for Integration is part of this coalition along with other parties,” said Berisha.

Further on, Berisha added that, “We participate in the elections, because the boycott of the elections is not an option for us.”/j.p/r.e/p.s./

The Committee decided to start the recounting process of ballots in 108 boxes on Wednesday morning.

“By analogy of the case and given the accord among the parties involved in the process, the Committee of Complaints and Sanctions accepts the request submitted by the Socialist Movement for Integration and decided to revaluate and recount the ballots in 108 boxes identified as part of the SMI complaint,” the meeting’s rapporteur Koli Bele said.

The decision was welcomed also by the Socialist Party’s representative at the Committee, Eridjan Salianji, who said he was confident that the SP’s eighth mandate in Durres is legitimate and that the election result won’t change.

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“With a majority of votes, CCS decided to recount the ballot boxes according to the list attached to the complaint request filed by SMI regarding the votes of electoral subjects only,” the rapporteur Elvis Cefa said.

After requesting information from the election administration on how long the transportation of election materials can take, which can last until 13:00, Cefa decided to resume the hearing at 14:00.

The ballot boxes are located in Lundra and their transportation will be monitored by the representatives of political parties.

The SMI has made an urgent request for recount of 114 ballot boxes, out of a total of 277 in this district. //a.i/

The Complaints and Sanctions Commission (KAS) decided today to consider the evidence provided through materials and documents at the 24 polling stations, submitted by the SMI, asking the CEC administration to deal with the transportation and opening of the ballot boxes of these polling stations.

Initially, will be administered the evidence extracted from the record and the voter register at these polling stations to see if there are any errors or discrepancies in the data and then there will be another decision whether or not there will be a recount of votes in these polling stations. //a.i/

Spokesman for the President Tedi Blushi said today that, “The President of the Republic Ilir Meta thanks Chairwoman of the SMI Monika Kryemadhi for her reflection on burning the mandates and the boycott of the local elections, which over strengthened the power of the Prime Minister and facilitated the many corrupt laws in the interest only of the oligarchs and buying elections”.

“President Meta expressed regret for the massive alienation of votes, but it was expected, moreover, that the appropriate measures were not taken to prevent this serious electoral crime,” said Blushi.

“President Meta, in respect of the sacrifices for democracy made by the SMI, informed all its members and supporters that on July 24, 2022 he will return to receive the SMI membership card”, Blushi emphasized.

The Chairwoman of the SMI Monika Kryemadhi apologized today to the President of the Republic Ilir Meta, for the decision to burn the mandates of the MPs, which, according to her, led to the loss of the April 25 elections./p.s./

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In a press release from the headquarters of the SMI, Kryemadhi said that, “Today, the election results for the mandates of political parties were closed. I want to thank the 107 thousand valid voters who gave their vote to the SMI and I want to thank the 21 thousand invalid voters, where 70 percent of them are SMI voters”, she said.

“The SMI will not only be in Parliament, but will be in the squares, will be in every city and will be in the homes of Albanian citizens. The SMI will continue its denunciations for any manipulation and for any vote alteration that has been made in this process. The SMI will continue inexhaustibly, starting today, to end the battle of the electoral process “, she added.

The SMI has sent a letter to the CEC requesting film footage from polling station cameras nationwide as well as copies of electronic material throughout the country./p.s./

The prime minister reminded Meta’s statements of cutting his hands if he doesn’t win. Rama reminded his calls for election day calling on citizens to vote because it would be a day of celebration and democracy and fraternity. Rama says that perhaps he was drunk. “I agree, Sunday will be a day of celebration because of they can have the lion and rabbit story”, said Rama./r.e/p.s./

As the media report, ranked 22nd in the SMI lists in Tirana, the candidate Etjon Joka appears in a video that was posted by an investigative show as he gives 100 dollars to a citizen who is engaged to collect votes for the SMI.

“Give me your hand (gives him 100 dollars)”, Joka tells the citizen.

“You take the money, give me the vote. They are old people. I give you the money. Do not raise your voice because there are controls “, Joka is heard saying in the video.

But, not only that. In the video posted by an investigative show, Joka also talks to a citizen who tells him that he has ensured 100 votes, including 12 that his wife has ensured.

SMI candidate, Etion Joka reacted after the publication of the video, saying that everything is fabricated and edited.

He stated that he will pursue the issue legally.

“The end of the film montage has been shameful as the end of the Renaissance on April 25. The issue of this film montage will be pursued legally after April 25. Until April 25, let’s do everything for the great victory”, he writes.

In another video, a person named Edison Babo is heard promising employment for the citizen after the elections, while also mentioning the chairwoman of the SMI.

“Meet Monica, talk to Monica,” he says.

And even more scandalous is the fact when they talk about the Roma community, where he says that: Come for 5 minutes and with 60 thousand Lek you catch them, put them in the car and take them to vote”, says Babo./shqiptarja.com/

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What is noticed in the poll is that the party that has lost more voters compared to the 2017 elections is the SMI.

10.2% of Albanian citizens are still undecided on who to vote for, even though there are 5 days left until election day.

DP and SP lose very little from 2017 voters, but SMI leaves almost half of those who voted for it.

Almost half of the voters who voted for the Socialist Movement for Integration in 2017 have decided not to vote for this political force in this election. 48.9% of those who trusted the SMI 4 years ago no longer have this trust. An interesting figure is that of the PDIU of Shpetim Idrizi has also lost 15.9% of its voters. Negligible are the losses from the ranks of their voters for SP and DP, respectively 6.5 and 6.7 percent./p.s./