The Head of the OSCE/ODIHR observer mission, Lamberto Zannier, closely followed the electoral process for the parliamentary elections at a center in unit number 10 in Tirana, where voting is conducted electronically.
In a statement to the media, Zanier said that after observing this process, the international observer mission will provide an assessment on Monday through a preliminary report on the progress of the elections.
"We are here to observe the electoral process and to observe that these elections are in line with international standards and Albania's commitment to the EU. As OSCE-ODIHR, we have 240 observers, but there are also others who are from EU member states and from the Council of Europe, the European Parliament. Election day is obviously the observation period, but we have been here since the end of March. Of course, we have also observed the election campaign and today is the last point and tomorrow we will have a press conference on the preliminary report on the election process ," said Lamberto Zannier, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Observation Mission.
The electoral process was not left out of the spotlight either by the EU ambassador, Silvio Gonzato. From Durrës, where he followed the voting process at the polling station, Gonzato said that these are the first elections after the opening of Albania's negotiations with the European Union.
"The conduct of the elections is about the rule of law and democratic standards and that their respect and fulfillment be complete. Go out and vote because your vote is very important for democracy, but also for Albania's progress towards its membership in the European Union," said Silvio Gonzato, EU Ambassador to Albania.
Gonzato announced that other ambassadors of EU member states have also come out to observe the electoral process, not only in Tirana, but also in several other cities in Albania.