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Head of OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes Central Election Commission’s move to fill in vacancies in electoral commissions
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 21 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today welcomed the decision of the Central Election Commission to announce vacancies in the Commissions of Electoral Administration Zones (CEAZs) in an effort to bring forward preparations for the 8 May local government elections...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to support preparations for 8 May local elections
Publishing date: 14 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 14 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today joined the Albanian President in calling all political parties to support the necessary preparations of local government elections on 8 May 2011...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to respect Electoral Code and to nominate election commissioners
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 8 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, urged Albanian political parties today to urgently deliver the required nominations for members of the Electoral Administration Zone Commissions to the Central Elections Commission (CEC) in order to properly prepare for local government elections...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to send in nominations for election commissioners
Publishing date: 2 February 2011
TIRANA, 2 February 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, today urged all political parties to comply fully with the Electoral Code by sending in their respective nominations for commission members to the Central Election Commission (CEC) without delay...
EU, OSCE project launches campaign to promote use of new address system by Albanian citizens
Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Elections
TIRANA, 27 October 2010- A public awareness campaign to promote the use of Albania's new standardized address system was launched today, in framework of the project...
Improvements in Albania's election process, but violations persist, observers say
Publishing date: 29 June 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 29 June 2009- In a statement issued today, the International Election Observation Mission concluded that Albania's election process demonstrated improvements, but also noted that violations persist...
OSCE Chairperson lauds Albania for progress, notes challenges ahead
Publishing date: 10 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 9 February 2009- Albania plays a constructive regional role, but it must continue on its reform path and focus on improving its election process to achieve its Euro-Atlantic integration goals, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign...