Parliamentary investigation of violence during the elections in Albania

 

Doc. 7611

28 June 1996

 

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

presented by Mr DAVIS and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it

            Considering that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deplored the violence and irregularities which have marked the recent parliamentarian elections in Albania (Resolution 1095 (1996));

            Given that the Assembly concluded that the credibility of the democratic process has been damaged, and that confidence in Albanian democracy must be restored;

            Recalling that the Assembly also called on all political forces in Albania to resume dialogue in order to surmount the current crisis;

            Recalling also that the Romanian Parliament set up a special committee to investigate allegations of violence in Romania in 1990;

            The Assembly urges the newly elected Albanian Parliament to set up a special committee to investigate violations of the Albanian electoral law and allegations of assault on Albanian politicians, journalists and other citizens; and asks the Albanian Parliament to forward the conclusions of this committee to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Signed[1]:

Davis, United Kingdom, SOC

Brennan, Ireland, LDR

Gjellerod, Denmark, SOC

Guirado, Spain, SOC

Hunt, United Kingdom, EDG

Iwinski, Poland, SOC

Johnston, United Kingdom, LDR

Kovalev, Russia, LDR

Laakso, Finland, UEL

Lukin, Russia, LDR

Martinez, Spain, SOC

Paasilinna, Finland, SOC

Pantelejevs, Latvia, LDR

Ruffy, Switzerland, SOC

Schieder, Austria, SOC

Solonari, Moldova, SOC

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[1]        SOC : Socialist Group

            EPP : Group of the European People's Party

            EDG : European Democratic Group

            LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers Group

            UEL : Group of the Unified European Left