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The Central Election Commission (Albanian: Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve), commonly abbreviated in Albanian as KQZ, is a permanent, independent, non-partisan statutory agency responsible for conducting parliamentary and local elections in the Republic of Albania. It is regulated by and beholden to the Electoral Code.
The elections were conducted with a clean majority system in 250 constituencies. [8] 98.2% of voters took part in the voting. The participating parties registered a total of 1,074 candidates while 17 of the candidates were independent. The final election results declared the Labor Party the winner with 56.17% of the vote.
The electoral system of Albania is constructed upon the principles defined in the constitution and the electoral code. As a parliamentary constitutional republic, Albania implements a regional proportional representation method that allocates seats in the parliament according to the proportion of votes garnered by political parties in a multi-party system.
The new administration's priorities included the continued rebuilding of infrastructure following the devastating 2019 earthquake, as well as the implementation of reforms aimed at modernising Albania's economy and improving the welfare system. These efforts were framed within the context of Albania's aspirations for EU integration.
Elections for the Parliament are held 30 to 60 days before the end of the mandate, and at most 45 days after its dissolution. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies , corresponding to the 12 counties of the country.
The Council of Europe stated that the elections were "well-administered, lacked women as candidates and in administration, and lacked focus on local issues" [52] On 5 March 2024, mayor-elect of Himarë Dhionisios Alfred Beleri , who had been arrested on 12 May 2023, two days before the election, was sentenced to two years in prison for alleged ...
Election administration is the management of the logistics of elections, particularly large democratic elections. [1] Common challenges in election administration include long lines at polling places, ensuring equitable access to voting, designing ballots so that voters can understand them as well as possible, ensuring that voters are registered where applicable, counting votes, and correcting ...
The Thirty-first Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e tridhjetë e një e Shqipërisë), officially known as the X Pluralist Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e X Pluraliste e Shqipërisë), is the legislature of Albania following the 2021 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament.