Ilirjan Celibashi
Albania Lifts Bar on Democratic Party Running in Elections
Albania's opposition Democratic Party, which is riven by factions, will be able to run in the May local elections after all - after the Commission of Sanctions and Complaints, CSC, overturned an earlier decision of the Commissioner of Elections not to let it run.
Albania Breaks Pledge to Ensure Diaspora Can Vote in Election
With the deadline to set up a register of diaspora voters about to expire next week, Albania has missed its chance to ensure around 1.2 million Albanians living abroad can vote in the next general election, which is due in April.