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Alimehmeti: The elections were not fair, OSCE/ODIHR has facts and evidence of violations

Politiko 2025-05-17 21:15:13

Alimehmeti: The elections were not fair, OSCE/ODIHR has facts and evidence of

The Democratic Party secured only 13 seats in the Tirana district in the May 11 elections, leaving out of the Assembly several public figures who ran through open lists. Among them was doctor Ilir Alimehmeti, who failed to win a seat, as the Democrats' only preferential seat in this district went to Jorida Tabaku.

Invited to the show “Off the Record” on A2 CNN with journalist Andrea Danglli, Alimehmeti commented on the defeat and the electoral process, focusing on the findings of the preliminary OSCE/ODIHR report. He stressed that the elections were not free and fair and raised accusations of pressure on the administration and vote buying by the Socialist Party.

"I think you all know and have observed how the elections in Albania were held. I am a very institutional person and I only speak with what we officially have in hand. The preliminary OSCE/ODIHR report is very clear: the candidates were not equal, the administration and the state were used," he said.

Alimehmeti emphasized that this time the OSCE/ODIHR report no longer speaks of "reports" but of "proven" cases, which according to him shows that the violations were directly observed by international observers.

"If we accept that these are free elections, then we have a flawed system. Let's say we are in a dictatorship and end this conversation. If we are in a democracy, then what is happening is unacceptable. There were even ridiculous problems like counting more envelopes from the Diaspora than were declared - so, the system has failed," Alimehmeti said.

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