a few seconds agoPolitical will so far to finalise election reform
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Eight years of construction has made state leaders and political parties electoral reform. Procrastination of the process and leaving in half of the initiatives -- usually after the deals, which parties have allowed to divide the power vault -- has contributed to repeat the shortcomings outlined in the elections by local and international organisations. The current electoral system is [...]
The current electoral system has proved to be narrow for domestic democracy, imposing unnatural coalitions, produced unstable government, writes today “Koha Ditore”.
Observers of these processes say there has been no political will so far to finalise the reform, which should be comprehensive and take into account not only international, but local recommendations as well.
A History of Failure
It was April 2011, when Hashim Thaci was prime minister and chairman of The PDK, had made news conferences with its partner in Government, AKR Chairman Behgjet Pacolli, as well as LDK leader Isa Mustafa, at the time in opposition.
The three signed an electoral reform agreement, along with that for a temporary consensual president, whose mandate would last until reforms were carried out. The deal was reached after the Constitution had dropped by President Behgjet Pacolli's post. He was elected without the required quorum, which meant the presence of two-thirds of MPs in the hall.
