EU Presidency Statement on the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Albania
The EU Presidency welcomes the calm and peaceful conduct of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in the Republic of Albania. We congratulate the citizens of Albania for this achievement. The voters have shown their strong attachment to democratic values throughout the electoral process, and expressed it through a significant turnout.
The EU Presidency took note of the preliminary findings and conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission confirming the improvements in Albania’s electoral process, but also pointing to a number of shortcomings during the preparation and in the course of the elections. Orderly completion of the remaining stages of the election process is of high significance.
The EU Presidency encourages a constructive dialogue of the political parties leading to an early formation of a new government committed to a reform agenda and to further progress towards the EU.
Contact:
- Milan Řepka, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- tel.: +420 224 182 052, GSM: +420 724 034 154; e-mail: [email protected]
Last update: 16.8.2011 15:17
