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The points of the PD-SP pact for May 11 are revealed, Gjiknuri: Here are the changes that will be made to the electoral code

2025-01-20 12:39:55Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The points of the PD-SP pact for May 11 are revealed, Gjiknuri: Here are the
Damian Gjiknuri

After several days of negotiations, the DP and the SP manage to agree on the necessary changes to the Electoral Code for the diaspora vote.

The details were provided by Danian Gjiknuri in an interview with Top Channel journalist Muhamed Veliu.

Muhamed Veliu: How have the talks with the opposition gone to implement the diaspora vote, to make those changes in the deadlines requested by the CEC?

Damian Gjiknuri: The CEC has played a very active role in recent days, providing the necessary assistance to carry out the negotiations, everything we have discussed with the other party has been in harmony with the possibilities that the CEC has to implement these deadlines, it has generally been agreed, I believe that today the proposal from the CEC for the relevant formations will come and then be supported by the main parties, for three elements that have been essential for this negotiation. The first has to do with the deadlines for the diaspora vote, meaning that from the 45 days that are foreseen by the Electoral Code, the deadline for the registration of candidates can go to 60 days, which gives the CEC the opportunity to prepare the ballots faster and have more time to send and receive envelopes from the diaspora.

The second is the amendment to the article related to voting expenses, which will all be covered by the state budget through the CEC, and this proposal has also been agreed upon.

As well as a concern raised by the Democrats regarding the composition of the counting groups and the diaspora vote counting commission. We have agreed on the principles that exist in the electoral code, that there should be party representation, with equality of parties in representation. We have also expressed our readiness and I believe that the government will implement it after the official request of the CEC, that persons whose identification means have expired will have the opportunity to register in these elections.

Muhamed Veliu: There is a proposal from the DP, that there are Albanian citizens who have passports from European countries to be given the opportunity to register and vote in the May elections, how do you see it?

Damian Gjiknuri: There are two elements here, the principle and the practice. The principle is that when we made the provisions of the electoral code for the diaspora, we determined that the citizen must have a means of identification, an ID and a passport, where regardless of where they live, these are definitely needed. From a practical point of view, it is a serious problem, because the biometric data of Albanians was obtained after 2008. Opening the system creates problems and I do not know what concerns it may bring and I do not want to experiment. The majority of those who have applied during these four weeks, the vast majority of them, only 800 or 900, do not have a means of identification. It is not such a big problem, for the remaining time we do not have to change the rules of the game. I think that with this willingness that we are showing to remove the obstacle to the validity of the issued document, I think that space is opening up for citizens living in the diaspora.

Muhamed Veliu: There is a proposal from the DP, that there are Albanian citizens who have passports from European countries to be given the opportunity to register and vote in the May elections, how do you see it?

Damian Gjiknuri: There are two elements here, the principle and the practice. The principle is that when we made the provisions of the electoral code for the diaspora, we determined that the citizen must have a means of identification, an ID and a passport, where regardless of where they live, these are definitely needed. From a practical point of view, it is a serious problem, because the biometric data of Albanians was obtained after 2008. Opening the system creates problems and I do not know what concerns it may bring and I do not want to experiment. The majority of those who have applied during these four weeks, the vast majority of them, only 800 or 900, do not have a means of identification. It is not such a big problem, for the remaining time we do not have to change the rules of the game. I think that with this willingness that we are showing to remove the obstacle to the validity of the issued document, I think that space is opening up for citizens living in the diaspora.

Muhamed Veliu: Do you believe that this agreement you have reached will materialize with the appropriate changes to the code in the next session of parliament?

Damian Gjiknuri: I hope that these days we will co-sign this proposal and then it will be approved in order for the process to proceed as quickly as possible. I think that even if it is approved in early February, we are still on time. This will be done publicly, even for the part of expired documents. I think the process is going well, maybe the CEC needs to add more operators to handle requests in a timely manner. One thing I want to say is that we have had a dialogue with the CEC, where representatives of the DP have also been part of it.

Muhamed Veliu: What are your expectations for the diaspora, how many will register by the deadline you set?

Damian Gjiknuri: I can't predict this, but from what I've seen in the trend so far, seeing the average registration of 4000-4500 per day, I think the figure will be more than 200 thousand of those who will apply. How many of these will be in order with the documentation, ID card or passport or other documents. I hope it will be over 200 thousand, because it constitutes a high percentage of Albanian voters./top channel


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