Requested by: Albania, President

Recommended Measures:
Before the April 2021 parliamentary elections: A. That all authorities enter into a constructive dialogue and do their utmost to implement the electoral law on time; they should start as soon as possible, and in a transparent manner, to clarify the impact of the amendments, and the electoral administration should be provided with sufficient means to implement them; B. To avoid any further amendments of the electoral legislation before the next parliamentary elections; in particular, the delimitation of constituencies should not be changed; C. That leaders of political parties refrain from being candidates in multiple constituencies. After the 2021 parliamentary elections: A. To abolish the possibility for leaders of political parties to compete in several constituencies; B. To respect equal rights for all parties in a coalition to appeal actions and decisions of the coalition; C. To introduce the possibility for individual candidates to submit complaints and appeals against the allocation of seats inside a list; D. To clarify the definition of the threshold for local elections in the sense that it applies at municipality level, if necessary through a by-law; E. To revise Article 67(4) of the Electoral Code in order to reduce the minimum number of candidates to appear on a list; F. To consider making an exception to the 1 % national threshold for national minorities; G. To continue addressing any outstanding and future ODIHR election-related recommendations.

Measures taken: According to information available, there were no new amendments.