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Appeal
of the Albanian Helsinki Committee
Honoured
electors,
On
July 3, 2005 the elections for the Parliament of the Republic of
Albania will be held in our country.
The
Constitution of the Republic of Albania guarantees all the citizens
the right to elect. AHC, the first non-governmental organization,
the mission of which was and still is the observance of citizens
rights and freedoms, regarding
the fact that the periodic elections are significant factors towards
the further intensification of the democratic reforms,
appeals to all the voters that on July 3 of this year to exercise
one of the fundamental rights, the one to vote.
This
is a highly significant event. We
are electing for a 4-year term the new Parliament of Albania, our
highest legislative representatives.
This
is also a significant event based on
the fact that Europe and USA seek from the Albanian government and
the political class that the elections of this year be free,
fair and uncontested.
It’s
precisely due to the afore-mentioned reasons that the Albanian
Helsinki Committee appeals to all the voters to participate in these
elections and vote freely for the electoral subject they want to.
The
high turnout in the voting will show the maturity of our people as
well for the fact that these elections will be a test for the
integration of Albania in Euro-Atlantic structures.
AHC
appeals also to the electors that are not included in the final list,
to appeal to the judicial district court and ask for their verdict
to allow them to vote in their polling station. Don’t
hesitate to do that, there is still time.
Honoured
electors!
The
law guarantees the free and secret ballot. Denounce cases of
promises or intimidations with the aim of making you vote pro or con
a candidate or electoral subject.
Maintain
the confidentiality of your vote and do not allow entry as a family
in the secret booth.
If
you are unable to vote yourselves, choose another person to assist
you, a resident in your voting centre that like you has the name on
the voters list.
Take
care the moment you vote.
In
order for your vote not to be considered invalid, mark the sign in
the right square.
On
this occasion, AHC congratulates all the voters, as well as the
migrants that have come back home to vote, who by means of their
free and fair vote will contribute to a better life, to the
consolidation of democracy and its institutions in Albania.
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