Local Elections, Foreign Observers: Voting process goes smoothly
Nga OraNews Përditësimi i fundit 21 Qershor 2015, 16:31
The Albanian citizens are voting for the election of their mayors throughout the country.The voting process in Tirana, has gone generally smoothly and without incident, and there are not long lines.The presence of international observers has been greater in the capital.The head of the mission of the OSCE / ODIHR, Audrey Glover, was in "Hasan Prishtina" school, from where she stated that there were no problems so far.Audrey Glover: We are observing in the school "Hasan Prishtina". While there are other observers throughout Albania. There are no problems reported until now. We will give a general assessment of the entire process, tomorrow at the press conference".While, the US Ambassador Donald Lu, observed the process in Vora and has also visited some voting centers in Tirana.The U.S. diplomat did not speak to the media, but he delivered a message on Facebook:"I am one of almost 300 international observers, along with hundreds more local observers, who are watching this election closely. We are here to support the Albanian people and their right to free and fair elections. I wish for smooth elections!" -reads the message of the U.S. ambassador.The Czech Ambassador to Tirana, Bronislav Tomášová was in Vora, where she invited all the Albanians to vote.Bronislav Tomášová:"Voting is still underway. I can assure you that the citizens are voting. Participation 27 % so far, it seems to me a very good percentage. I urge people not to miss this opportunity and come to vote. Our observers are in the country. The accredited ambassadors to Albania, are also monitoring the elections. After the discussions we had, we decided to monitor the entire country, especially certain areas"-she said.June 21 elections are monitored by hundreds of foreign and local observers.
