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Election silence today, Albania heads to the polls tomorrow. For the first time, the diaspora too

Politiko 2025-05-10 08:33:59

Election silence today, Albania heads to the polls tomorrow. For the first time,

A month after the electoral campaign, Albania is today in electoral silence.

Meanwhile, tomorrow citizens will head to the ballot boxes to decide who will govern them for the next 4 years.

According to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, Article 77 defines the period of electoral silence and the restrictions related to it.

According to this article, the day before the election date and the election day, until the closing time of the polls, constitute the period of electoral silence. During this period, any election campaign activity is prohibited, including the holding of rallies, other election activities and the distribution of propaganda materials by electoral entities.

For those who violate this provision, the Electoral Code provides for financial sanctions. In Article 174, it is determined that electoral entities that break the electoral silence may be fined by the Central Election Commission (CEC) in the amount of 500,000 lek. Likewise, media that violate this rule may be fined in the amount of 2,000,000 lek.

These measures aim to ensure a fair and impartial electoral process, guaranteeing that voters have the opportunity to express their will without external influences during the period of electoral silence.

Inside and outside Albania, 3 million 713,761 Albanian citizens have the right to vote in the elections of May 11, 2025, of which 114,642 are voting for the first time.
These are the 11th elections in the Republic of Albania, after the advent of democracy. There are 2,046 candidates in the race, for 140 seats in parliament.

For the first time, the diaspora is also voting in these elections.

The emigrant vote will be counted at the Central Election Commission and will be counted as if the citizen had voted in the district where he resided in Albania.

There are 11 political parties in the race on May 11:
1. -Coalition Democratic Party - Alliance for a Greater Albania
2. Together Movement Party
3. Homeland Movement
4. Euro-Atlantic Coalition
5. Socialist Party
6. Coalition Initiative Albania Becomes
7. Albanian National Alliance
8. New Democracy Alliance
9. Right Coalition for Development
10. Opportunity Party
11. Social Democratic Party

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