Albania’s 'noncompetitive' local elections: A means to what end?
Light lunch provided
On 30 June Albania held elections for mayors and local councils across its 61 municipalities. With the two main opposition parties boycotting the vote, voters faced little or no meaningful choice. Only a fifth of the electorate turned out. Rather than help consolidate the country’s pro-democratic reform efforts, the elections appear to have perpetuated the political and constitutional crisis. Were the international community’s concerns that postposed elections would set a dangerous precedent grounded? Did the worries about the fate of the judicial reform justify the holding of what many commentators described as a deeply flawed vote? What lessons can be drawn from the Albanian democracy dilemma?
Date:
7 November 2019, 12:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue:
St Antony's College - North Site
Venue Details:
Seminar Room
Speakers:
Gjovalin Macaj (Leiden University),
Stefan Szwed (DPIR, University of Oxford)
Organising department:
European Studies Centre
Organiser:
Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
julie.adams@sant.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College)
Part of:
South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX)
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Julie Adams
