Central Electoral Commission (KQZ)
Ownership as documented
Public institution.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- Central Electoral Commission (KQZ)From the research record · cites:
- Partitë shkelën ligjin për financimet në fushatë; PS tejkaloi tre herë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 20 Oct 2022 · journalism · SQ
- Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve (KQZ)From the research record · cites:
- KQZ findings for 2023 (PDF, not parsed) (opens in a new tab)KQZ · Apr 2025 · official · SQ
- Central Election Commission (KQZ)From the research record · cites:
- Krijohet KQZ-ja e re (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 5 Oct 2020 · journalism · SQ
- Central Electoral Commission (KQZ)From the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- Public institution.From the research record · cites:
- Partitë shkelën ligjin për financimet në fushatë; PS tejkaloi tre herë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 20 Oct 2022 · journalism · SQ
- not applicableFrom the research record · cites:
- KQZ findings for 2023 (PDF, not parsed) (opens in a new tab)KQZ · Apr 2025 · official · SQ
- Public institution.From the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Partitë shkelën ligjin për financimet në fushatë; PS tejkaloi tre herë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 20 Oct 2022 · journalism · SQ
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Krijohet KQZ-ja e re (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 5 Oct 2020 · journalism · SQ
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Receives party campaign financial reports and proposes fines. Its 2022 finding on PS overspending is reported by Shqiptarja.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Receives party campaign financial reports and proposes fines. Its 2022 finding on PS overspending is reported by Shqiptarja.From the research record
- Electoral commission that receives annual party financial reports and publishes audit findings. Audit of 2022 accounts: PS and PD each fined 60,000 lek for not separating March 2022 by-election spending (Shqiptarja summary). The 2023 audit findings PDF exists but could not be parsed in this run.From the research record
- Electoral commission. Its state commissioner and deputy are elected by Parliament. 2020 package: Celibashi (106 votes), Pelinku (PD, 105 votes).From the research record
Contracts and money
- Government decision→KQZ audit of 6 March 2022 campaign funds: fines on parties and candidatesSource label: Verified
Issued fines
Evidence: KQZ CSC announced six fines totalling ALL 1,254,785 on 19 Jan 2024.
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
KQZ fine on the Democratic Party of Albania (Art. 173 point 3)
750,000 lek
otherSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Fine imposed by the KQZ CSC, announced 19 Jan 2024. Not a payment of campaign money.
Date: 19 Jan 2024 · Payer: Democratic Party of Albania · Payee: State (KQZ)
- Auditing of election campaign funds of March 6, 2022 elections (opens in a new tab)KQZ · 19 Jan 2024 · official · EN
KQZ fine on Socialist Party finance staff (Art. 173 point 1)
100,000 lek
otherSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Fine on the person responsible for finances, not the party.
Date: 19 Jan 2024 · Payer: Socialist Party finance staff · Payee: State (KQZ)
- Auditing of election campaign funds of March 6, 2022 elections (opens in a new tab)KQZ · 19 Jan 2024 · official · EN
KQZ fine on Democratic Party finance staff (Art. 173 point 1)
100,000 lek
otherSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Fine on the person responsible for finances, not the party.
Date: 19 Jan 2024 · Payer: Democratic Party finance staff · Payee: State (KQZ)
- Auditing of election campaign funds of March 6, 2022 elections (opens in a new tab)KQZ · 19 Jan 2024 · official · EN
KQZ fines on three mayoral candidates (Sako ALL 92,775; Memolla ALL 120,590; Spahia ALL 91,420; Art. 173 point 5)
304,785 lek
otherSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Sum of the three fines. The KQZ text says the funds are to be transferred to the CEC. Total of all six fines = ALL 1,254,785.
Date: 19 Jan 2024 · Payer: Emirjana Sako; Edison Memolla; Bardh Spahia · Payee: CEC (KQZ)
- Auditing of election campaign funds of March 6, 2022 elections (opens in a new tab)KQZ · 19 Jan 2024 · official · EN
Alleged offer for a family's votes, Lushnje (as reported)
€500
50,000 lek
paymentSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Amount alleged in a complaint, as reported (50,000 new lek / 500 euro). Not verified. Attribution conflicts: Marin Leka named in one report; a PD representative in another.
Date: May 2025 · Payer: alleged (conflicting attribution) · Payee: citizen (complainant)
- Lushnje i premtoi se do ti jepte para ne kembim te votes, arrestohet 38vjecari (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · May 2025 · journalism · SQ
Officials and people linked
KQZ chairman
Evidence: Described the KQZ-SPAK cooperation as a success (A2 News, 2025).
Investigations and cases
KQZ overspending finding on PS campaign
Evidence: Shqiptarja (20 Oct 2022) reports KQZ found PS about 4.5 million lekë over its legal limit.
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 24 Jan 2025
SPAK electoral-crime proceedings for the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections
SPAK ordered an election task force on 24 January 2025 and, according to media reports of its statements, opened criminal proceedings for the 11 May 2025 vote. The reported counts differ: 46…
Status: Ongoing. Some cases at trial stage (Fier, Vau i Deja); others open or unresolved in sources reviewed. Aggregate counts unreconciled.
From 11 May 2025
2025 parliamentary results: Democratic Party appeals to KAS, recounts and diaspora ballots
After the 11 May 2025 parliamentary election, the Democratic Party (PD) appealed the certification of results in several counties, including Tirana, Kukes and Korce, and asked for the vote to be…
Status: Certification and appeals reported May-June 2025. Final KAS and KQZ outcomes not confirmed for all counties.
From 6 Mar 2022
KQZ audit of 6 March 2022 campaign funds: fines on parties and candidates
The Commission of Sanctions and Complaints (CSC) of the KQZ announced on 19 January 2024 administrative sanctions after auditing campaign funds for the 6 March 2022 elections. Six fines totalling ALL…
Status: Sanctions announced 19 Jan 2024 (KQZ). Appeal outcomes not confirmed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 1 source
- Publisher
- KQZ
- Date
- 19 Jan 2024
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 4 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 20 Oct 2022
- Publisher
- KQZ
- Date
- Apr 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 5 Oct 2020
- Publisher
- A2 News
- Date
- Feb 2025