Diplomatic Corps Congratulate CEC on the Job Well Done

11 July 2005

The ambassadors of the United States of America and United Kingdom and representatives of European Commission met the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, Ilirian Celibashi, on Friday. They expressed their concern over the slow vote count and the lack of cooperation between the political parties to speed up the process.

CEC Chairman Celibashi

The ambassadors expressed their appreciation over the higher than usual voter turnout in these elections, as well as the fact that the ballot day and the vote count proceeded with minimal number of incidents, which they attribute to the good work of the CEC.

Also, they confirmed their support for the Chairman of the CEC and its staff for their work in administrating the general elections of July 3.

On the behalf of the CEC, Celibashi thanked the members of the Diplomatic Corps not only for the evaluation done during the entire electoral process, but also for the indisputable contribution that they and other international organizations provided so that the entire electoral process in Albania could meet the international standards.