Parliamentary Elections, 11 May 2025

In anticipation of an invitation to observe the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to Albania from 3 to 6 December 2024. The NAM included Ulvi Akhundlu, Deputy Head of the ODIHR Election Department, and Kakha Inaishvili, ODIHR Election Adviser. The ODIHR NAM was joined by Sherif Abdili, Programme and Administrative Officer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and the preparations for the elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM recommends whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections, and if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions and the election administration, as well as representatives of political parties, media, civil society, and the international community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.