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The Socialist Party of Albania this Tuesday has submitted to the Central Election Commission the documentation to register in the local by-elections of March 6, 2022, which are expected to be held in six municipalities of the country.
The documentation was sent by the General Secretary of the SP, Damian Gjiknuri.
President Ilir Meta decreed March 6 as the date of by-elections in the municipalities of Shkodra, Durres, Dibra, Vora, Rrogozhina and Lushnja.
The Municipality of Shkodra has been without a new mayor since 2019, as the winner of the elections, Valdrin Pjetri of the Socialist Party, lost his mandate due to the decriminalization law, as he had hidden a sentence in the past. The duty is exercised by the old mayor, Voltana Ademi.
The municipality of Vora was also left without a mayor after Agim Kajmaku became subject to the decriminalization law. In the municipality of Rrogozhina, the mayor Haxhi Memolla passed away, while the mayor of Dibër, Dionis Imeraj, resigned after running for deputy in the SP list.
The Municipality of Durrës also remained without a mayor after the resignation in December 2019 of Valbona Sakos. The last municipality left without a mayor is Lushnja in July 2021, when Mayor Fatos Tushe was fired by the Prime Minister after being arrested for corruption by the SPAK.
These elections were held in a political conflict situation, as the opposition decided to boycott them, while the president himself had annulled them by decree.
Before setting the date, he consulted with the head of the socialist parliamentary group, Taulant Balla, who said that the president has been violating the Constitution for a long time on this issue.
The Democratic Party was not called for consultations by the president, while the announcement of the elections comes at a time when the largest opposition party is divided.
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