Berisha's name on the ballot/ Lawyers "clash" in the Electoral College

2023-04-21 19:38:00, Politikë CNA

Berisha's name on the ballot/ Lawyers "clash" in the Electoral

In the Electoral College, the complaint of the "Together We Win" coalition, which demands that Sali Berisha's name be written as president on the ballot, was discussed this afternoon.

During his speech, the legal representative of "Together We Win", Altin Kaziaj, said that the three leaders of the parties of this coalition have agreed that the name of MP Sali Berisha should be on the ballot.

"It is a letter signed by the three heads of subjects, agreeing to the appointment of the head of the coalition, in the name of Bribri, who is the deputy Sali Berisha. The three representatives of the political subjects of the coalition 'Bashke Fitomje' demand that the name Sali Berisha be placed next to the name of the candidate of the coalition 'Bashke Fitomjem' on the ballot. It should be taken into account by this college by administering it as evidence and then we will make it public", he said.

The lawyer stressed that the decision of KAS not to write Berisha's name on the ballot is absurd.

"Why does Berisha's name bother you? Article 64 clarifies how political parties are registered. But this starts with the absurd decision, for the first time in history that a collegial body like the KAS judiciary decides who is the president of the DP. But regardless of this, it is the right of the coalition to decide who is the person who leads this electoral subject", declared Kaziaj.

On the other hand, the Legal representative of the Democratic Party of Enkelejd Alibeaj, Indrit Sefa, requested the dismissal of the request. According to him, the name of Ilir Meta should be written on the ballot.

"This lawsuit must be dismissed due to the lack of legitimacy of the party as long as the party has not appealed the decision of the CEC. It has been entered as an interested party for the appeal filed by the DP. It cannot come to request the change of a decision that it has not It is a legal obligation, as long as it is an obligation, it will definitely be reflected.

The Freedom Party, the leader of the coalition. The name that should be reflected is the name of the coalition leader. Therefore, Meta's name should be on the ballot. "All rights and obligations belong to the leading party," the electoral code states.

This argument has been exhausted by the decision of the KAS and by the decision of the electoral college in 2021. The other fact is that some electoral subjects cannot be reflected unequally on the ballot. We cannot have unequal parties on the ballots between the subjects on the ballots with equal information, and in this regard KAS decided to overturn the commissioner's decision not to place a name. This lawsuit should be dismissed because the interested party cannot ask for the change of a decision when they have appealed, all the legal deadlines have passed", emphasized Sefa./ CNA.al