Ilirjan Celibashi
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Profile
Elected State Commissioner of Elections (head of KQZ) by Parliament on 5 October 2020 with 106 votes. In the same package, Lealba Pelinku (PD) was elected Deputy Commissioner with 105 votes under a PS-opposition agreement. Reporting says PD then blocked a PS-proposed candidate (Ilir Rusmajli) from leading the Regulatory body.
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Open the map →- Official position→Central Electoral Commission (KQZ)Source label: Officially reportedConflicting records
KQZ chairman
Evidence: Described the KQZ-SPAK cooperation as a success (A2 News, 2025).
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · May 2025
The KQZ chairman said the cooperation with SPAK and the General Prosecutor's Office had been a success (A2 News reporting).
Speaker: Ilirjan Celibashi
CEC and SPAK join forces against electoral crimes (opens in a new tab)A2 News · Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
What the documents show
Protocol signed February 2025; SPAK opened electoral-crime cases in 2025. No KQZ official was reported as under SPAK investigation in the sources reviewed.
- CEC and SPAK join forces against electoral crimes (opens in a new tab)A2 News · Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
Timeline
Parliament
KQZ package: Celibashi 106 votes; PD's Pelinku deputy with 105 votes; PD blocks PS-proposed Rusmajli
Parliament elected Ilirjan Celibashi State Commissioner (106) and Lealba Pelinku (PD) Deputy Commissioner (105), per the opposition-majority agreement. The Regulatory Commission (107 for, 4 against, 4 abstentions) and Appeals and Sanctions Commission (105 for, 5 against, 3 abstentions) were also elected. PS had proposed Ilir Rusmajli to lead one body; PD disqualified him, as reported by Shqiptarja. PM Rama called it a spirit of cooperation that the opposition refused.
Linked: Ilirjan Celibashi · Lealba Pelinku · Sali Berisha · Edi Rama
Government
KQZ, SPAK and General Prosecutor sign electoral-crime coordination protocol
Protocol for fast information exchange on electoral crimes ahead of the 2025 vote. The date is approximate (the month is reported as February 2025).
Linked: SPAK electoral-crime proceedings for the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections · Ilirjan Celibashi · Altin Dumani
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 5 Oct 2020
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- A2 News
- Date
- Feb 2025