TIRANA, Nov 11 /ATA/ – Main opposition Democratic Party (DP) supports fully open electoral lists at the national level as part of ongoing discussions on Albania’s electoral reform, party leader Sali Berisha said on Wednesday.
Berisha said he favoured the Kosovo electoral model, which allows voters greater freedom to express their preferences among candidates.
“I assure every voter in this country, as well as the leaders and members of political parties, that the DP fully supports completely open national lists. Personally, I favour Kosovo’s open-list system, which gives citizens the opportunity to express their preferences,” he said.
Berisha said the party’s position was firm, adding that it supported fully open national lists with a reasonable electoral threshold of 2% or 3%, depending on the agreement reached.
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