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BC-Mejdani-PS
SP MEMBERS OF ELECTION COMMISSION SHOULD NOT BOYCOTT - Mejdani
TIRANA, SEPT 23 (ATA) By A Baci - "The Socialist Party (SP)
advices its members of election commissions not to boycott
elections" said Monday the SP Secretary General Rexhep Mejdani.
"The commission members should not withdraw anyway, as they
represent the SP but they are state officials at the same time.
Their basic document should be the law observation" declared
today Mejdani in a statement for ATA.
The SP boycotted the May 26, parliamentary elections by
withdrawing its members from election commissions three hours
before the vote closing, under the pretension of "many
irregularities" by bringing about many irregularities in the vote counting.
The last election law, passed by the Albanian Parliament,
envisages three years in jail for members of election commission
who will leave the commission. This caused reaction of the SP and some other
parties of the opposition which nevertheless accepted
to participate in the elections.
The number of commissions members "has been assured in the
greatest part" but hesitation have also been because of the law
misinterpretation, said Mejdani.
Regarding the common candidates with the Democratic Alliance
Party (DAP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Agrarian Party (AP)
and the National Union Party (NUP) Mejdani said the organisations in the
districts have agreed on this issue themseles. "The SP is
for cooperation and for common candidates with the DAP, SDP, AP
and NUP have agreed the basis themselves in the districts" he
said.
The SP created a cooperation with these parties for elections on May 26,
which was called "the red front" by the Democratic
Party (DP). The SP let free constituencies during May 26
elections for the DAP and SDP candidates. For Mejdani "the only
problem remains guaranteeing of free elections."
Asked if he feels himself a young politician, he answered
that politics "had been his hobby" but he "does not pretend to be a model for
others and does not aim to become such."
"If politics will impair positive elements of my character
and if I result invalid, the first idea which will strike my mind will be
withdrawal from politics" said Mejdani. ksh/fh/
SCRB
BC-Albanian-PSD
FINANCE MINISTRY - NO FUNDS FOR SDP, IT HAS NOT CLEARED ITS LOAN
OF MAY 26
TIRANA, SEPT 23 (ATA) By A Baci -The Social Democratic Party
(SDP) will not get funds for the financing of local elections of
October 20, as it has not cleared its loans of May 26,
parliamentary elections.
This was the statement of Chief of Department in the Budget
Directory of Finance Ministry Avni Hajdarmati, who added that
"the fund accorded to the SDP is kept to clear this loan."
According a decision of the government, the political parties which in the
parliamentary elections did not assure the limit
minimum should return to the state budged the fund they got from
the government.
"The SDP should return the sum of USD10 thousand" said
Hajdarmati.
"The SP has not yet taken its funds" said Hajdarmati, "as it
asks to take 70 per cent of the total fund. If it is approved by
the government, such a sum will be accorded to the SP" he added.
Despite the pressure of finance workers of the political
parties the government believes reimbursement of the money is
difficult like with the SDP. ksh/fh/
SCRB
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