All candidates who want to participate in the Elections for the Assembly of Kosovo, which will be held on February 9, 2025, will be subject to verification by various institutions.
By verification, the Central Election Commission (CEC) will verify whether the candidates competing for MPs are in accordance with the Law on General Elections and its article 30.
According to the CEC spokesman, Valmir Elezi, the CEC will also address the Kosovo Judicial Council to verify if any of the candidates for MPs has been convicted in the last three years by a final decision for a criminal offense, with one or more effective imprisonment, and who will not be able to run for MP.
Elezi also told KosovaPress that the verification of candidates before certification is a legal requirement and that this process will be done in cooperation with state institutions such as KJC, ECAP, MIA and other institutions depending on the nature of the verification required by law.
Until December 11 of this year, political parties must submit to the CEC their requests for certification for participation in the elections for the Assembly of Kosovo.
According to Article 30 of the Law on General Elections, a person cannot be certified as a candidate for MP who has a special function based on the Law in force on Public Officials; member of the foreign service and diplomatic representative; chairman or member of the CEC and the Municipal Election Commission; ECAP official; by f the court’s decision, including the decision of the ECAP, his right to be a candidate has been taken away; has been convicted in the last three years by a final court decision for a criminal offense, with one or more years of effective imprisonment; has failed to pay the fine imposed by ECAP or the CEC; or has failed to comply with any order of the ECAP. /A. Shala/
