Elections in Himare/ The President decrees the date of August 4 for the election of the mayor. The 30-day appeal period does not apply

2024-07-05 16:20:00, Politikë CNA

Elections in Himare/ The President decrees the date of August 4 for the election

The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj

The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, has decreed the elections in Himara on August 4, 2024. The President's decree comes immediately after the CEC's decision to remove the mandate. Meanwhile, the decision comes at a time when the 30-day appeal deadline from today's CEC decision has not been implemented. Under these conditions, the announcement of elections in Himara was made in violation of the law. Leaving only 29 days for the campaign. While the elections will take place at the peak of the tourist season

Announcement of the President

Today, the Council of Ministers officially notified the President of the Republic of the vacancy created in the municipality of Himare due to the invalidity of the mandate won by Mr. Dhionisios (Alfred) Petro Beleri and asked for the date of the elections to be set, within the deadlines set by the Electoral Code.

The elected mayor of the Himarë municipality has been found by the Central Elections Commission to be under the conditions of the invalidity of the mandate, due to the punishment with a final decision for the criminal offense of "active corruption in the elections", provided by article 328 of the Criminal Code of Republic of Albania.

The President of the Republic, Begaj called Ilirjan Celibashin, the State Commissioner of Elections, for a consultation to be informed about the capacities and readiness of the election management institution, for the conduct of the elections in this municipality, within the calendar framework of the Electoral Code.

After this consultation, President Begaj decreed the date 4 August 2024 for the holding of the mayoral elections in the municipality of Himare, as the best alternative that reconciles the need for the preparation and development of a regular election campaign and the need for the optimal preparation of the election administration, with the conditions, circumstances and load that the tourist season brings for the municipality of Himarë, as a coastal unit of local government./CNA