"Vote buying and pressure on the public sector"/ The British Embassy reacts to the elections: Correct the observed problems

2023-05-15 20:02:33Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Vote buying and pressure on the public sector"/ The British Embassy
British Embassy

While the counting for most of the municipalities for the new mayors has closed, a reaction has come from the embassy of Great Britain in Tirana.

A post on social media said the UK fully supports the OSCE-ODIHR's previous report to address problems of misuse of state resources, allegations of vote-buying and pressure on public sector workers and not just to vote in a certain way.

The British Embassy encourages all political parties, politicians and institutions to address these concerns, including through the ad-hoc Parliamentary Commission on Electoral Reform.

"The United Kingdom Embassy closely followed the May 14 local elections. Today we want to congratulate all those elected to represent Albanian citizens at the local level, bearing in mind that the counting process is still ongoing in many areas.

The UK fully supports the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) follow-up report, which was published today.

We welcome the report's findings about a generally well-administered process by the Central Election Commission, despite some technical difficulties. We support the report's encouragement to address problems of misuse of state resources, allegations of vote-buying and pressures on public sector workers and not just to vote a certain way.

We encourage all political parties, politicians and institutions to address these concerns, including through the ad-hoc Parliamentary Commission on Electoral Reform.

We look forward to working closely with the newly elected mayors and municipal councils. And we encourage everyone to focus on how they can best respond to the needs of all Albanian citizens in their localities." - it is said in the reaction of the Embassy.


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