Organized Crime in Election process an Analysis of Prosecution and Adjudictation Policy
Publisher: Friedrich Ebert Stifung , Prishtina
Volume: 36 pages, pdf
Description “Elections are a major factor in the stabilization and democratization of emerging democracies and post-conflict states”. 1 Republic of Kosovo continues to have substantial problems organizing elections. Due to large number of election fraud cases during 2010 general elections, Central Election Commission was forced to repeat elections in four municipalities and two additional polling stations and recount votes in 890 polling stations. The manipulations have had negative impact in several aspects including but not limited to undermining public confidence in election process, questioning the legitimacy of the Assembly by different political parties and citizens, damaging the institutions and budget, and worsened country’s international image.