Lists, the first observation of ODIHR

Her team is made of 15 experts who comes from 14 OSCE member countries. They will observe the electoral campaign, will analyze the lists, will observe the law implementation and will monitor the media.

ODIHR foresees that on the Elections Day there will be more than 400 observers on terrain. OSCE-ODIHR will announce a preliminary report one day after the June 23rd elections, while the final report will be published eight weeks later.

Conny McCormack is known for her 25 years of experience in elections, and has given a notable contribution in the improvement of the electoral legislation, especially for the voters’ registration and verification.

But will she give the final evaluation for the Albanian elections, and how much will her decision value? This question comes to mind after knowing that the United States expert will lead the long-term mission, whle the final rport will be planned by the Slovenian of Italian Origin, Roberto Battelli, appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE. Battelli’s name has brought some concerns for the Albanian opposition.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has been led by the Austrian Volfgang Grossruck since March. He is well known in the Albanian political lobbies as a supporter of the Democratic Party. The opposition has considered him a person that influences in the final reports to soften the problems of the Albanian elections. Same as Grossruck, Battelli holds a leading position at the Parliamentary Assembly, after being elected for two mandates as head of the Treasury. There are suspictions that his appointment for the June 23rd elections was made under Grossruck’s direct influence.

The appointment and mission of Roberto Battelli is expected to cause prejudice and suspicions among the opposition.

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