Eugen Cakolli from KDI has reported the first issues with voting abroad.
He states that today the list of voting centers abroad was supposed to be published. According to him, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has proposed, “beyond any voting standard,” that 35 diplomatic missions be opened as voting centers, with approximately 45 polling stations where 360,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots.
Cakolli argues that this is technically impossible, contrary to the law, and appears to be an attempt to obstruct the process.
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Even before it properly started, the first issues with voting abroad have already begun. Although today the list of voting centers abroad was supposed to be published – so that voters could register – this will not happen.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, outside of any voting standard, has proposed that a total of 35 diplomatic missions (with around 45 polling stations) be opened as voting centers, where they claim that 360,000 voters will be able to vote.
This is 1) technically impossible – as it would mean that in 12 hours of voting, each minute would need to accommodate 11 voters; 2) contrary to the law – because the maximum number of voters per polling station is 750; and 3) an attempt to obstruct the process, and perhaps even to create the impression that there is an effort to hinder the voting of the diaspora.
