OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Ownership as documented
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Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Country
- InternationalFrom the research record · cites:
- OSCE 2017 Albania election report (search result PDF; not parsed) (opens in a new tab)OSCE · 2017 · ngo · EN
- Urgent Interim Opinion on the Draft Law on Financing of Political Parties of Albania (ODIHR, 30 Apr 2026) (opens in a new tab)OSCE/ODIHR · 30 Apr 2026 · official · EN
- OSCEFrom the research record · cites:
- ODIHR urges new electoral and institutional reforms (Tirana Times) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
- International (OSCE)From the research record · cites:
- ODIHR news item on Albania 2021 final report (opens in a new tab)OSCE/ODIHR · 26 Jul 2021 · official · EN
- InternationalFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- OSCE 2017 Albania election report (search result PDF; not parsed) (opens in a new tab)OSCE · 2017 · ngo · EN
- Urgent Interim Opinion on the Draft Law on Financing of Political Parties of Albania (ODIHR, 30 Apr 2026) (opens in a new tab)OSCE/ODIHR · 30 Apr 2026 · official · EN
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- ODIHR urges new electoral and institutional reforms (Tirana Times) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- ODIHR news item on Albania 2021 final report (opens in a new tab)OSCE/ODIHR · 26 Jul 2021 · official · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Observer body. Its 2017 Albania election report (as surfaced in search) describes the KQZ replacements after the PS-PD deal. Its urgent interim opinion of 30 April 2026 on the draft party-financing law (as surfaced in search) calls for stronger third-party financing rules.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
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- Description
- Observer body. Its 2017 Albania election report (as surfaced in search) describes the KQZ replacements after the PS-PD deal. Its urgent interim opinion of 30 April 2026 on the draft party-financing law (as surfaced in search) calls for stronger third-party financing rules.From the research record
- Election observation. Final report on 11 May 2025 Albanian elections (published 23 Oct 2025 per search summary); Urgent Interim Opinion on draft political-party financing law (requested 1 Apr 2026).From the research record
- No 2026 ODIHR statement on immunity or judicial reform in Albania was found. ODIHR's electoral reform recommendations (per a Nov 2025 summary) were not implemented in the partial electoral reform. Page https://www.tiranatimes.com/odihr-urges-new-electoral-and-institutional-reforms_115874/ was seen in search but its date is unreliable.From the research record
- Observed the 25 April 2021 parliamentary elections with a Limited Election Observation Mission. Final report dated 26 July 2021. Whether the report itself describes the database is disputed (see claims and gaps).From the research record
Contracts and money
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.
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
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
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 Apr 2021
Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter database
On 11 April 2021, two weeks before the 25 April 2021 parliamentary election, the Albanian online portal Lapsi.al published a database that it said was held by the Socialist Party (PS). Reports…
Status: Allegation disputed. No charges, no final court decision and no Commissioner decision on the database found. The seizure of Lapsi.al equipment was halted…
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 5 sources
- Publisher
- OSCE
- Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OSCE/ODIHR
- Date
- 30 Apr 2026
- Publisher
- OSCE/ODIHR
- Date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- Nov 2025
- Publisher
- OSCE/ODIHR
- Date
- 26 Jul 2021
Other connections
- Official position→Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter databaseSource label: Disputed
ODIHR final report: pressure on voters and data security (database mention disputed)
Evidence: ODIHR news item (fetched) recommends data security and no pressure on voters; does not name the database.