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For Oerd Bylykbashi, former OSCE expert for electoral matters and
director of the governing cabinet, the report of OSCE-ODIHR for these
elections is the best compared to previous ones.
According to him, the report noted a visible improvement in fields that used to be problematic.
Oerd Bylykbashi: From this point of view, the report shows visible progresses compared to 2009, and remains the best report released until now.
Top Channel: Let us continue with Tirana. When the report says that the decision no. 709 of the Central Election Commission has no clear legal bases, what is your comment?
Oerd Bylykbashi: The report says that the elections are competitive, and this has been admitted by everyone. And these elections would not be effective if CEC would have not counted all ballots. ODIHR has no doubts about this in the report. They discuss about procedural aspects, but at any case they do not prevail on the principle that all votes should be counted.
Mr. Bylykbashi, technical co-operator of the current Electoral Code, together with Damian Gjiknuri, admits that the next reform will be all inclusive, in accordance with the recent ODIHR recommendations and in accordance with an invitation that the Democratic Party MPs addressed to the entire political parties.
Oerd Bylykbashi: I am sure that the next reforms will have the same formation. But this highlights its importance for the next electoral reform, in order to make all political parties agree with each other, due to the qualified majority.
Top Channel: In order to create more trust, are you ready to review the formation of the Central Election Commission?
Oerd Bylykbashi: In fact, we will have the possibility to see who will be these elements that will increase our trust at CEC? Is it only the formation, or even the procedures?
Will this electoral reform be wider, or not? Oerd Bylykbashi gives an answer that could not plead everyone.
There is always the need of changing something else. As for the Constitution, the Prime Minister gave an answer some days ago.
The answer is “no”. While the change of the Constitution, especially for the Presidential Election is one of the main demands of the opposition. Will the election reform be withheld by the disagreements between the parties? This remains to be seen.
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