#Gazeta tema panorama code

There was some progress in 2017 in the war against administrative corruption and bribery, especially in the police force. This led to the election of a temporary General Prosecutor, Arta Marku, by the ruling Socialist Party through a simple parliamentary majority that was fiercely contested by the opposition parties in parliament. The absence of the HCP gave rise to a serious political and legal impasse after the five year mandate of the general prosecutor Adriatik Llalla expired on December 7, given the HCP's responsibility for appointing the new General Prosecutor. This hindered the creation of two key new judiciary institutions, the High Judiciary Council (HJC) and the High Council of Prosecution (HCP), in charge of governing the judicial system, and delayed the vetting process which eventually began on October 26. The boycott of parliament by the opposition also undermined the EU-mandated judicial reform, as the DP did not present its three nominees to the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Commission responsible for selecting members of the bodies in charge of vetting judges and prosecutors. While paving the way for a calm election, the agreement put a major strain on the administrative and legislative framework of the electoral system, as by imposing its political logic over the legal stipulations of the electoral code. The ruling Socialist Party (SP) and the opposition DP reached an agreement on May 18 that ended the latter's boycott of both parliament and the June elections. It also risked throwing the entire electoral system into disarray, as the DP refused to nominate its representatives to the Central Election Commission (CEC) and registered its electoral candidates well past the deadlines established by the electoral code.

#Gazeta tema panorama code

The boycott of parliament by the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) during the first four months of 2017 halted the reform of the electoral code pursuant to OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. Hence, none of the major electoral actors officially challenged the election results. The electoral campaign, as well as vote counting, went much smother in the 2017 parliamentary elections than in previous ballots. The parliamentary elections on June 25 marked an improvement over previous electoral processes insofar as they offered wide-ranging guarantees to the opposition Democratic Party. Achievements in the war against administrative corruption was offset by the election of Ilir Meta as president of Albania, perceived by many citizens to be a symbol of corruption, as well as by the election through a simple majority in the Albanian parliament of a temporary General Prosecutor on December 18, which seriously undermined the credibility and independence of the prosecution. Progress in reducing cannabis cultivation was offset by revelations that former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri was connected to an Albanian-Italian drug trafficking network. Thus, the improvements in the June 25 elections were preceded by a political deadlock between the opposition and government during the first four months of 2017 that put the entire electoral process at risk. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a given year.Д®lectoral process rating improved from 3.75 to 3.50 due to a calm election campaign combined with improved vote-counting and an electoral result that was not officially contested by any of the participants in elections.ДЄs a result, Albania's Democracy Score improved from 4.14 to 4.11.ДЄlbanian democracy stagnated in 2017, as every step forward was offset by another one backwards. The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the lowest. The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author(s). NOTE: The ratings reflect the consensus of Freedom House, its academic advisers, and the author(s) of this report. Nations in Transit Ratings and Averaged Scores NIT Edition Regime Classification: Transitional Government or Hybrid RegimeДemocracy Score: 4.11 / 7 (1 = Most Democratic, 7 = Least Democratic) Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Freedom House, Nations in Transit 2018 - Albania, 11 April 2018,В available at: