28 minutes agoUS Ambassador to Tirana Unexpected Visit to CEC After Reporting for Russian Financing
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)It has lasted for about an hour, the meeting between US Ambassador Yuri Kim and CEC leader Ilirjan Celibashi, with the presence of political party representatives as well. Today's meeting in the CEC follows, the American official's report, published a day ago, on Russian financing to political parties in several countries where funding was mentioned in Albania. [...]
Today's meeting in the CEC follows, the American official's report, published a day ago, on Russian financing to political parties in several countries where funding was mentioned in Albania. The DP during 2017.
After arriving in the CEC, it is taught that the American ambassador has held a head-to-head meeting with the head of this institution, Iliran Celibashi. Later, the meeting has also joined representatives of political parties -- namely, Damian Gjiknuri from the SP, Jorida Tabaku from the DP, Monica Kryegri, as well as Republican representatives Arjan Greati -- where political parties' financing is being taught in the focus of the conversation.
The meeting at the Central Election Commission comes a day after a senior US official claimed Russia has secretly granted over $300m for political parties and candidates in dozens of countries since 2014, and among them was Albania.
In Albania, Russia granted about half a million dollars to the Democratic Party in 2017 through ghost companies”, the American government's source said.
Former Chairman The DP, Lulzim Basha, denied declaring that the “Democratic Party has never received any foreign financing, much less Russian resources. ”
