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Press Release
05.04.2004
Albanian Helsinki Committee , the first non-governmental organization, committed
in monitoring all the elections held in our country, voices its concern that
even after OSCE/ODIHR report , no concrete steps have been taken as regards the
further amendment of the Electoral Code and the entire electoral infrastructure
AHC, regretfully confirms that obviously the main obstacle is the aggravated
political climate in the country, a phenomenon identified more than once by the
international organizations as well.
AHC considers worthy to highlight that first and foremost it is the voters
themselves who are interested in holding free, democratic and uncontested
elections. Having this perception, AHC shares the opinion that the delays in
preparing the future elections, can be accompanied by harmful and unjustifiable
consequences. It is precisely this, the reason that AHC suggests to the
Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Albania to take the relevant
technical-administrative and legal measures to guarantee the progress of the
parliamentary elections in all their aspects.
AHC also appeals to all the political forces of the position and the opposition
that for the sake of the country and the future of Albania to cooperate in
improving the electoral legislation, its drafting and enforcement demanding
consensus and political will in the spirit of the Constitution and the basic
principles that foster the standard democratic elections.
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