Elections in Himarë/Berisha: Vangjel Tavo stands above the monstrous electoral crime
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The candidate of the Socialist Party Vangjel Tavo won the race for mayor of Himara after partial local elections, which took place on Sunday, with about 1500 votes more than his rival Petraq Gjikuria.
The result is significantly higher than the local elections of a year ago when the opposition coalition candidate Fredi Beleri won with a narrow margin of 19 votes over his rival, Jorgo Goro.
According to the official data of the Central Election Commission, after counting the votes of 36 polling stations, Vangjel Tavo received 5022 votes (58.62%) against 3545 votes (41.38%) of Petraq Gjirkuria, candidate of the opposition coalition "We win together". ".
Through a message on social networks, Mr. Tavo appreciated the voters' vote and invited his rival to accept the position of deputy mayor.
"No longer as a candidate, but now officially as the mayor of Himare, I invite Mr. Petro Gjikuria to accept the position of deputy mayor. I am aware that this is unprecedented in the electoral history of the last three decades, so precisely for this reason, I start first with the concrete example of cooperation and union that this municipality deserves", said Mr. Tavo.
Mr. Gjikuria has not yet made any comment on the result, which was visible throughout the counting process. He himself did not wait for its conclusion, he left earlier from the premises where the votes were being counted.
Prime Minister Edi Rama described as "spectacular the victory of the new mayor of Himara" and "significant support for the Socialist Party". He invited immigrants to return to their homeland for better wages in the tourism industry.
One of the biggest problems that appeared in Sunday's voting in Himara was that about six thousand voters turned out with expired identity cards, a number that was greater than the winner's votes and 4 times greater than the difference between the candidates.
But not everyone has been unable to vote as there may be voters with valid passports among them. Likewise, the law allows all persons over 75 years of age to be provided with an identity card with a term of 50 years.
Ndryshe nga zgjedhjet e shkuara vendore kur vlefshmëria e kartave të skaduara u shty në shkallë kombëtare në zgjedhjet e 4 gushtit, në Himarë zgjedhësit nuk u lejuan të votojnë. Kryetari i Komisionit Qendror të Zgjedhjeve Ilirian Celibashi u tha dje gazetarëve në një konferencë shtypi në Himarë se “janë rreth 6 mijë votues, të cilët dokumenti ose u ka skaduar ose u skadon deri ditën e sotme. Gati po e njëjta shifër ka qenë edhe në zgjedhjet e kaluara”, tha zoti Celibashi duke shpjeguar se “shtyrja e afatit të kartave është vendim-marje që nuk i përket KQZ-së por ministrisë së Brendshme, e cila duhet të ishte vënë në lëvizje nga partitë politike ose zgjedhësit. KQZ ka bërë komunikim kur ka pasur kërkesë nga partitë politike, por në këto zgjedhje, sipas tij, nuk kishte komunikim zyrtar".
Lidhur me problematikat me kartat e identitetit të skaduara ku zgjedhësit nuk u lejuan të votojnë, kandidati socialist Vangjel Tavo tha se “kjo nuk është çështja ime, mbi ligjin nuk mund të dalë njeri”.
Ndërsa kandidati i kolicionit “Bashkë fitojmë“ Petraq Gjikuria tha se “vitin e kaluar u lanë njerëzit të votojnë me karta identiteti të skaduara ndërsa këtë vit nuk u lejuan dhe ky është problem, pasi socialistëve u jepnin karta për 24 orë, ndërsa palës tjetër i thonin se duhet të prisnin dy javë”.
Ish-ministri i Brendshëm, Taulant Balla, në një komunikim më datën 22 Korrik të këtij viti nga zyrat e kompanisë së lëshimit të dokumenteve të identitetit “IdentiTek” , u bëri thirrje banorëve të Himarës të aplikojnë për pajisjen me kartat e identitetit duke urdhëruar mbajtjen hapur edhe në ditët e pushimit në fundjavë të zyrave të aplikimit dhe realizimin e prodhimit të kartës së re brenda 48 orësh.
Zgjedhjet e pjeshme në Himarë erdhën pasi kryetari i zgjedhur Fredi Beleri nuk arriti ta merrte mandatin pasi u arrestua një ditë para votimeve dhe u dënua nga gjykatat shqiptare me dy vite burgim për korrupsion aktiv në zgjedhje.
Bashkia e Himarës u drejtua pas zgjedhjeve vendore nga kryetari në detyrë Jorgo Goro, i cili u arrestua nga Prokuroria e Posacme nën dyshimet se përmes dokumentave të falsifikuar ka lejuar rregjistrimin e parregullt të dy pasurive të patundshme .
Më pas bashkia e Himarës u drejtua nga dy kryetarë të komanduar nga Këshilli Bashkiak, Blerina Bala, e cila dha dorëheqjen dhe Arqile Bollano, i cili është gjithashtu në hetim nga Prokuroria e Posaçme për një çështje pronash.
Zgjedhjet e pjeshme në Himarë u zhvilluan në një klimë të ftohtë mes Tiranës dhe Athinës zyrtare që buroi pas arrestimit dhe dënimit të ish kryetarit të zgjedhur të Himarës, Fredi Beleri.
Fillimisht Athina kërkoi lirimin e tij, duke pretenduar shkelje të të drejtave të minoritetit. Më pas foli për shkelje të të drejtave politike, duke këmbëngulur që zotit Beleri duhej t’i jepej e drejta për të bërë betimin.
The requests of the elected mayor, to enable him to do this, were rejected by the Albanian courts, while the country's authorities have adhered to the position that the matter belongs to justice, and they cannot interfere.
The "New Democracy" party in Greece then included Fredi Beleri in the list of MEPs, where he won as a representative of Greece and was allowed by the Albanian authorities to participate in the first constitution session in the European Parliament./ VOA
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