President Bajram Begaj has decreed the date of August 4 to hold new elections for the Municipality of Himara.
In an announcement to the media, Begaj says that after the announcement by the Council of Ministers about the holiday in the municipality of Himara, as well as after consultation with the head of the CEC, Ilirjan Celibashi, the date of August 4, at the peak of the tourist season, was decided.
The CEC removed Fredi Beler's mandate today, after the latter was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison for election corruption.
Announcement of the Presidency:
The President of the Republic, Sh.TZ Bajram Begaj decrees the elections for mayor in Himare municipality.
Today, the Council of Ministers officially notified the President of the Republic of the vacancy created in the municipality of Himare due to the invalidity of the mandate won by Mr. Dhionisios (Alfred) Petro Beleri and asked for the date of the elections to be set, within the deadlines set by the Electoral Code.
The elected mayor of the Himarë municipality has been found by the Central Election Commission to be under the conditions of the invalidity of the mandate, due to the punishment with a final decision for the criminal offense of "active corruption in elections", provided for by article 328 of the Criminal Code of Republic of Albania.
The President of the Republic, Mr. TZBajram Begaj called Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi, State Commissioner of Elections to be informed about the capacities and readiness of the election management institution, for the conduct of elections in this municipality, within the calendar framework of the Electoral Code.
After this consultation, the President of the Republic, Sh. TZBajram Begaj, decreed the date 4 August 2024 for the conduct of the mayoral elections in the municipality of Himare, as the best alternative that reconciles the need for the preparation and development of a regular election campaign and the need for the preparation optimal electoral administration, with the conditions, circumstances and load that the tourist season brings for the municipality of Himarë, as a coastal unit of local government.