
Flash News
Directors targeted! After Fier and Durrës, Rama arrives in Elbasan
Name/Identification of the 23-year-old found dead near Shkopet Lake
IKM action in Theth, residents come out in protest
Reported missing by his father, 23-year-old found dead near Shkopet lake
Drowned while rescuing two tourists in Shkodra, search continues for the body of the captain of the tourist ship
BIRN: Rama calls the Electoral Code 'Chinese' and imposes pension increases on the eve of the elections
Prime Minister Edi Rama declared on Wednesday that the government had decided to allocate 5 thousand additional lek to pensioners next month, although according to experts this contradicts the Electoral Code and is related to the local elections that will take place on May 14.
"Pensioners will have 5 thousand new or 50 thousand (old) lek that will go to them together with the pensions they will receive next time," said the prime minister after the government meeting, where he also promised salary increases for the administration.
The Electoral Code prohibits the granting of benefits to certain categories four months before the elections - including increases in pensions and salaries - but Rama called it a "Chineseness of parties".
"I can't tell [pensioners] that you will wait a few months because the parties, those Chinese people, have decided," said Rama, referring to the prohibitions of the Electoral Code. He called the situation in which he is making these decisions as "extraordinary conditions".
When asked by BIRN, the State Commissioner of Elections, Ilirian Celibashi, did not comment on the Prime Minister's statement, but said that the matter would be assessed in the future.
"I don't know the circumstances of this decision at the moment," replied Celibashi.
The use of public funds on the eve of the election campaign is viewed with concern by election process monitoring organizations, which demand the institutional response of the Central Election Commission.
"The decision on pensions, salary increases or other financial acts for various social allowances is obviously a political act and is related to the elections, " said Afrim Krasniqi, executive director of the Institute for Political Studies.
According to Krasniqi, it is not the prime minister's duty to comment and label the Electoral Code, but to implement it as a law that clearly defines the limitation of the role of state resources in the election campaign and process.
“Në gjuhën politike, cili është dallimi moral midis një qeverie që blen votues përmes masave lehtësuese financiare dhe një biznesmeni që blen vota?”- pyeti ai, duke shtuar se “procesi dhe produkti është i njëjtë, ndonëse e para e bën këtë me paratë publike dhe i dyti me fondet private”.
Për Rigels Xhemollari, drejtor ekzekutiv i “Qendresa qytetare”, sjellja e kryeministrit duhet të hetohet dhe penalizohet nga KQZ.
“Ky është një veprim i kryeministrit në shkelje të Kodit Zgjedhor, i cili duhet të hetohet administrativisht nga KQZ, të pezullohet rritja para zgjedhjeve lokale të 14 majit dhe të merret masa administrative ndaj Kryeministrit,” tha Xhemollari.
Ai shtoi gjithashtu se ky është veprimi i disatë i qeverisë “Rama” ku shfrytëzohen burimet publike dhe taksat e përbashkëta për të avantazhuar Partinë Socialiste në periudhën parazgjedhore, si rasti i rritjes së pagave të mjekëve apo skema e rimbursimit të naftës për bujqësinë.
Përdorimi i burimeve njerëzore dhe fondeve publike për fushatë zgjedhore është një nga problematikat më të mëdha të proceseve zgjedhore në Shqipëri.Pavarësisht ndalimeve me ligj, partia në pushtet është kritikuar në raportet e vëzhguesve ndërkombëtarë të zgjedhjeve se ka përdorur asetet publike në funksion të fushatës partiake.
Krasniqi rikujton paralajmërimet e ODIHR që t’i jepet fund praktikave të tilla abuzive. Sipas tij, qeveria duhet të jetë asnjanëse në zgjedhje lokale, pasi nuk është pjesë e votëbesimit.
"The government has the duty to create quality electoral standards and this requires a clear distancing from political and administrative acts in the electoral function, avoiding the use of the administration in the campaign and avoiding political events in the function of the campaign," he concluded . Reporter.al
Latest news



Directors targeted! After Fier and Durrës, Rama arrives in Elbasan
2025-07-09 09:53:57
Name/Identification of the 23-year-old found dead near Shkopet Lake
2025-07-09 09:42:34
IKM action in Theth, residents come out in protest
2025-07-09 09:34:54
Reasons why the EU has not imposed new sanctions against Russia
2025-07-09 09:18:35
DW: Online scams increase human trafficking
2025-07-09 09:01:29

Reported missing by his father, 23-year-old found dead near Shkopet lake
2025-07-09 08:42:13

Horoscope, what do the stars have in store for you today?
2025-07-09 08:25:44
Sun and rain, Wednesday with unstable weather
2025-07-09 08:06:58
Posta e mëngjesit/ Me 2 rreshta: Çfarë pati rëndësi dje në Shqipëri
2025-07-09 07:52:02

Tabaku: Salianji bore a political cost that no one in Albania has borne
2025-07-08 22:36:15


Sekretet për të shijuar verën si një ‘profesionist’
2025-07-08 21:45:06


Albania's Waste Crisis: Toxic Smoke and Deep Governance Problems
2025-07-08 21:13:07
Alarming pollution in Fushë-Arrëz, copper factory waste turns the Fan River red
2025-07-08 21:07:14

Poll/ How do you assess the Prime Minister's intervention in local government?
2025-07-08 20:40:01
28 arrested in Italy and Spain for drug trafficking, including an Albanian
2025-07-08 20:24:14
Residents clash with police in Theth: We are on our land
2025-07-08 20:11:41
Death of 27-year-old in Lipjan, Osmani: To be investigated independently!
2025-07-08 20:06:52
Trump promises US will send more weapons to Ukraine
2025-07-08 19:54:25

EU targets health, education, police and cadastre as areas of corruption
2025-07-08 19:23:34




Salianji after his return: I did not oppose for functions, but for vocation
2025-07-08 18:23:15
Will he run in the 2029 elections? Here's how Salianji answers
2025-07-08 18:16:09
Boat captain drowns after diving into water to save two tourists in Shkodra
2025-07-08 18:05:12
Salianji from the DP headquarters: I brought a drug trafficker to justice
2025-07-08 18:03:26
After Fier, Rama "landes" in Durrës, dismissals expected
2025-07-08 17:53:32
Ervin Salianji arrives at the blue headquarters, welcomed by supporters
2025-07-08 17:45:12

EU approves final steps for Bulgaria's Eurozone membership
2025-07-08 17:43:06

Zhupa after Salianj's release: Inspiration for every opposition member
2025-07-08 17:19:39
Actor David Killick passes away
2025-07-08 17:09:23



Threatened with dismissals, Rama arrives at the Fier municipality
2025-07-08 16:39:19
Extreme temperatures temporarily close Acropolis in Greece
2025-07-08 16:30:34

A plot of cannabis is discovered in Mazha, Kruja
2025-07-08 16:13:48

Republika Srpska allocates additional 22 million euros for lobbying in the US
2025-07-08 15:52:04

Spices that protect you from mosquitoes!
2025-07-08 15:30:03

Accident on the Vlora-Qeparo axis, one injured
2025-07-08 15:11:52
Berat, 17 years part of UNESCO's world heritage
2025-07-08 15:03:30


Cost of living increases, inflation rises to 2.4% in June, driven by food
2025-07-08 14:29:54
VIDEO/ Restaurant roof collapses in Italy, one victim and ten injured
2025-07-08 14:18:44
Requested release from cell, Supreme Court leaves Veliaj in prison
2025-07-08 14:07:41
TikTok shutdown/ Austrian media: Rama benefited politically from the app ban
2025-07-08 13:48:25
Acropolis temporarily closed due to heat
2025-07-08 13:31:09



Salianj's release/Berisha: He was politically condemned by Rama and Xhafa!
2025-07-08 13:00:13

Knife attack on Peshkopia Boulevard
2025-07-08 12:44:10


Fier Court decides on the conditional release of Ervin Salianj
2025-07-08 12:15:23
Cost of living increases, inflation rises to 2.4% in June due to food
2025-07-08 12:00:16


Requesting conditional release, Ervin Salianji arrives at the Fier Court
2025-07-08 11:16:36
The first phase of university applications begins today
2025-07-08 11:10:52
Fire in Lura, flames endanger the National Park
2025-07-08 10:53:43
Trump warns of 35% tariffs on Serbia and 30% on Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025-07-08 10:37:32
Thethi rooster and the dung cock
2025-07-08 10:24:01

Fire in Dukat endangers Llogara National Park
2025-07-08 10:01:39
International drug search: 36-year-old arrested in Durrës (NAME)
2025-07-08 09:50:48
Thethi, tourists "criticize" modern trend
2025-07-08 09:39:54
Fire on Mount Dukat still active, Llogara National Park at risk
2025-07-08 09:28:12
Veliaj's appeal to be heard today in the High Court
2025-07-08 09:16:02
"Bad sign for democracy"/ Parliament neglects reporting by institutions
2025-07-08 09:04:56
Today's hearing at the Fier Court, Salianji requests conditional release
2025-07-08 08:56:39


Horoscope, what do the stars have in store for you today?
2025-07-08 08:16:19
Weather forecast/ How temperatures will vary throughout the day
2025-07-08 08:02:37
Morning Post/ In 2 lines: What mattered yesterday in Albania
2025-07-08 07:48:30


