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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: The Electoral code: 64: 1. Each political party shall submit a request to the CEC for being registered as an electoral subject no later than 70 days before the election date.
2. For being registered as an electoral subject for any kind of elections, a political party shall submit to the CEC:
a) an attestation proving that the party is registered with the District Court of Tirana;
b) name, surname and address of the Chair of the party, who is the authorized person to present candidates;
c) official name, acronym and address of the party headquarters;
ç) specimen of the party stamp;
d) name, surname and address of the finance officer of the party; and
dh) name, surname and address of the person responsible for communication with the CEC
Source: The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 64
Verified: 2017/05/18
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship f . Registration j . Other
Comments: The Constitution: 45: 1. Every citizen who has reached the age of 18, even on the date of the elections, has the right to elect and to be elected.
The Constitution: 69: Without resigning from duty, the following may not run as candidates or be elected deputies:
a. judges and prosecutors;
b. military servicemen on active duty;
c. staff of the police and of the national security;
ç. diplomatic representatives;
d. mayors of municipalities and communes as well as prefects in the places where they carry out their duties;
dh. chairmen and members of the electoral commissions;
e. the President of the Republic and the high officials of the state administration contemplated by law
The Electoral Code: 63: 2. An electoral subject may also be an Albanian citizen with the right to vote who is proposed as a candidate for deputy or for local government bodies by a group of
voters according to the rules set out in this Code.
Source: The Constitution of the republic of Albania, article 45, 69
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 63
Verified: 2017/05/18
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source: The Constitution of the Republic of Albania, articles 45, 69, 86 and 87.
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 63
Verified: 2017/05/18
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: Electoral Code:art. 87: 1.Political parties participating in the elections, which have received no less than 0.5 per cent of votes nationwide, are entitled to State Budget funds, based on the number of votes of each party in those elections. This fund is determined through a decision of the Assembly and comprises a separate item in the State Budget for the respective electoral year. This fund may not be lower than the aggregate sum allocated to political parties in the previous elections.
Art. 80: 1. During the electoral campaign, Public Radio and Television provides free airtime to registered political parties and to the CEC, which is allocated according to the following rules.
Source: The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 80. and 86-88
Verified: 2017/05/18
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
a . Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance b . Based on result of previous election c . Based on current legislative representation
Comments: Electoral Code: Art.87: 1. Political parties participating in the elections, which have received no less than 0.5 per cent of votes nationwide, are entitled to State Budget funds, based on the number of votes of each party in those elections. This fund is determined through a decision of the Assembly and comprises a separate item in the State Budget for the respective electoral year. This fund may not be lower than the aggregate sum allocated to political parties in the previous elections.
2. The CEC calculates the amount due to each party, by multiplying the monetary value of one valid vote, as defined in point 2 of this article, with the number of valid votes received by each party in the last elections.
Source: Law on political parties, article 21.
Law No. 8580 on political parties, which were adopted by the Parliament on 10 February 2011.
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015,art.86, 87.
Verified: 2017/05/18
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The foundation of commercial or non commercial legal bodies, exercising profit-making activities, by political parties or their agents, is prohibited. Financial aid by foreign private entities is prohibited.
Electoral Code: Art. 89: 1. Electoral subjects can obtain funds for the purposes of their electoral campaigns only from domestic physical or legal persons. For the purpose of this Code, an Albanian citizen who resides outside the territory of the Republic of Albania shall also be considered a domestic physical person.
Source: Law on political parties, chapter III.
Ilirjan Celibashi, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), icelibashi(a)kqz.org.al
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 89,90.
Verified: 2017/05/18
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