While the ballot counting process is coming to an end, the left
coalition has 84 Parliamentary seats and the right coalition has 55, but
there is still an unclear claim from the Democratic Party for 0.04% of
the votes in one district, which gives one mandate to the right
coalition.
Top Channel: Is the election result certification at risk?
Damian Gjiknuri, secretary for Electoral Matters: It is not in danger due to the victory of this coalition. The certification was done by the people. The mandates are known. All the Central Election Commission can do now is simple arithmetic.
Top Channel: Who will certify these elections, when the Electoral Code says that five CEC votes are needed, but CEC has only four members?
Damian Gjiknuri: Five CEC members are needed for the distribution of mandates in every district. The tabulation will be done by CEC. Since there are no five members, they will follow the practice of 2011, when the Municipal Council seats were distributed by the court, in this case the Electoral College.
Top Channel: Do you foresee the return of one of the members at the Central Election Commission, so that the process gets accelerated?
Damian Gjiknuri: This would show that the illegal act made by the Parliament by removing the members is merely a political tactics. The Socialist Party has a very clear principle. The Central Election Commission was attacked illegally and it is up to the Parliament to give an answer to this problem. We will not be part of the political tactics and we cannot make a move just because the result is in the opposition’s favor.
Top Channel: Will you make appeals for the zonal election commissions where there were problems?
Damian Gjiknuri: We are gathering information and the necessary documentation for the entire region, so that we can judge the situation and the further moves.
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