The whistleblower website Za’Lart has gathered 125 reports from the Albanian public about vote buying strategies, abuse of public office, and political pressure during the electoral campaign. Most reports are accompanied by photographs documenting the violations.
In spite of stricter regulations set by the government and a Ministry of Interior Affairs and Ministry of Justice run by technical minister proposed by the opposition, such practices appear still to be widespread and are common among all parties participating in the elections.
A selection from the most recent reports:
- In Dibra, LSI candidate Përparim Spahiu gifted a new, furnished house to a poor family two days before the elections;
- In Lezha, director of the Social Service Jak Pjetri campaigned for the PD;
- In Shkodra, PSD candidate Tom Doshi provides financial aid to the Roma and Egyptian communities;
- Around Tirana, the municipality is starting last-minute construction work to support PS candidates;
- In Lezha, the PDIU has hung a large election banner on a square;
- In Kukës, several villages have profited from “electoral asphalt,” inaugurated by PD candidates Flamur Noka and Alban Zeneli;
- In Mat, new water tubes have placed in villages as a promise for future improvement of the infrastructure;
- In Shkodra, the PD held rallies within municipal premises;
- In Gjirokastra, the LSI held rallies within municipal premises;
- In Kamza, ALUIZNI has started to reassess illegal houses which “may be legalized” after the elections;
