Central Election Commission (Albania) Explained

Agency Name:Central Election Commission, Albania
Nativename:Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve
Headquarters:Tirana, Albania
Employees:+50[1]
Chief1 Name:Commissioner
Chief1 Position:Ilirjan Celibashi
Chief2 Name:Deputy Commissioner
Chief2 Position:Lealba Pelinku

The Central Election Commission (Albanian: Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve), commonly abbreviated in Albanian as KQZ, is a permanent, non-independent partisan statutory agency responsible for conducting parliamentary and local elections in the Republic of Albania. The commission, which overlooks the local election commissions in the country[2] is made up of 7 party affiliated members representing the distribution of seats in the Albanian Assembly.[3]

Commissioners

1Rexhep Meidani19911992
2Niko Nosi19921992
3Vladimir Kristo19921996
4Nestor Thereska19961997
5Kristaq Kume19972000
6Fotaq Nano12 June 200026 January 2001
7Ilirjan Celibashi10 February 2001April 2006
8Çlirim GjataApril 20062 February 2009
9Arben Ristani2 February 20093 September 2012
10Lefterije Luzi 11 October 201220 September 2016
11Denar Biba3 November 201620 May 2017
12Klement Zguri22 May 201718 September 2020
Ilirjan Celibashi5 October 2020Incumbent

CEC members

Notes and References

  1. http://cec.org.al/images/stories/imazh/org_eng1.pdf Org Structure
  2. http://cec.org.al/images/stories/zgjedhje-per-kuvend/2013/manual_2013/MANUAL_KZAZ.pdf Manual of KZAZ
  3. http://cec.org.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=7&lang=en CEC: Members
  4. Web site: CEC BACKGROUND . cec.org.al . Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve . 20 July 2023.