FINAL REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS1, JUNE 28, 2009

Introduction

The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) is the first non-governmental organization founded in Albania. It was founded on December 19, 1990, as the Forum for the Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms and was registered by decision No. 17/1 of the Ministry of Justice. On March 22, 1992, the organization adhered to the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, assuming the name it holds today. Upon approval of the law “On non-profit organizations,” AHC was registered with the Tiranë District Court.

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS OF JUNE 28, 2009

Hotel tirana, June 29, 2009

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The Albanian Helsinki Committee conducted the observation of the June 28, 2009, elections, activating 150 monitors accredited by the CEC. The monitoring was made possible also thanks to support from the American Embassy in Albania, spreading mainly in 8 counties of the country: Tiranë, Gjirokastër, Fier, Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Vlorë and Kukës. The monitoring did not focus only on Election Day and the vote count. It involved different aspects of the electoral process. On Election Day, about 700 VCs were monitored in all of the mentioned counties.

TRAININGS

Training of observers of the June 28, 2009, parliamentary elections

24.04.2009

In the context of monitoring the parliamentary elections of June 28, 2009, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) trained 60 observers that will be engaged in monitoring the different electoral aspects and election day in Tiranë and Durrës.

The training of the AHC ‘ Long Term Observers

27.05.2009 

During the period April and May 2009, AHC undertook some training sessions for its long term observers. On 24 April 2009 the training was held on Tirana with long term observers of Tirana and Durres. On 9 May 2009 was held the training in Elbasan for the long term observers of Elbasan and Korca city. On 14 May was held the training in Fier for the long term observers of Fier, Gjirokastra and Vlora and on 16 May 2009 was held the training in Shkodra for the long term observers of Shkodra and Kukes.