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Albanian elections represent a missed opportunity
Publishing date: 19 February 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 19 February 2007- The 18 February local elections in Albania represented a missed opportunity to conduct elections fully in line with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. Election Day was calm overall, but...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Albanian election deal, praises President's role
Publishing date: 13 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 13 January 2007- The OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos welcomed today the agreement of the political parties in Albania on a compromise that opens the way for local government elections to be held within the recognised legal deadline...
Joint statement by the Heads of Missions in Tirana on local government elections
Publishing date: 4 January 2007
TIRANA, 4 January 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania issued the following joint statement today: "We are deeply concerned by the lack of progress in preparations of the Albanian local government elections decreed by the President for 20 January 2007...
OSCE Presence welcomes agreement between Albanian political parties
Publishing date: 31 August 2006
TIRANA, 31 August 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed agreement between Albanian ruling and opposition parties on electoral and media issues and noted that the move was a positive reflection...
OSCE Presence welcomes solution to Albanian Assembly's impasse
Publishing date: 10 April 2006
TIRANA, 10 April 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes the way out found by the Council on Regulation, Mandates and Immunities of the Assembly of Albania to the issue of secret voting which has been one of the causes of the parliamentary impasse...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome beginning of electoral reform in Albania
Publishing date: 20 January 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA/WARSAW, 20 January 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Organization's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcome the establishment of a new parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to further electoral reform in Albania...
OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for an inclusive discussion on changes to Albanian election process
Publishing date: 18 November 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 18 November 2005- Amb. Christian Strohal, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, today stressed the need for Albania to take full charge of any discussion and decisions aimed at improving its electoral system.