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Kosovo/ CEC continues to rely on Britain for the platform of election results
2026-06-06 17:13:21 / KOSOVA
The Central Election Commission of Kosovo (CEC) will continue to rely on the United Kingdom Government for the maintenance and security of the online platform for publishing election results, which will also be used for the June 7 elections.
The platform, through which the public will be able to follow the preliminary results in real time after the voting process closes and the vote counting begins, was developed last year with British support and will be used again in this electoral process.
The commission had encountered major problems with the platform in the past, such as in the February 2025 elections, when the server and official website repeatedly crashed on election day.
The British Embassy in Pristina tells Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL) that - while last year it helped develop new software for tabulating and publishing votes - it will support the commission in its use in this Sunday's elections.
She adds that this is being done through a project funded by the British Government, while the software was developed by an international company based in England, in collaboration with a local Information Technology company in Kosovo.
"This organization (BAE Systems Digital Intelligence) has also conducted testing of the IT infrastructure of externally accessible systems and will provide advanced monitoring throughout the election period, with the aim of protecting against cyberattacks occurring during the elections," the British Embassy emphasizes.
Kastriot Fetahaj, a cybersecurity engineer, says that the CEC should invest to avoid problems with the platform, whether with counting votes or publishing them.
"It is very important that the system is accessible at the exact time of the publication of the results. The platform must withstand a large number of simultaneous visits and block possible attacks," he says.
Valmir Elezi, CEC spokesperson, said that the results platform is the property of the electoral commission and "represents an important component of our electoral infrastructure."
According to him, the British Government is now supporting the CEC in terms of maintaining and advancing the platform's functionalities.
British support has contributed to increasing the transparency, credibility and security of the electoral process, according to Elezit, who referred to last year's CEC report, which was sent to the Kosovo Assembly.
Neither the British Embassy nor the CEC indicated the financial value of the implementation of this project, saying that it has "no specific costs for the CEC."
Meanwhile, according to Elezit, the CEC's online platform will be published over the weekend.
"Data on voter participation in the elections from 911 Voting Centers with a total of 2,498 polling stations in which regular voting takes place, as well as the preliminary results of political entities, will be published on the CEC platform, after the completion of the counting of ballots at the polling stations," Elezi declared.
The CEC says it intends to continue developing and improving the platform, with the aim of increasing transparency, efficiency and public access to election results.
Meanwhile, the British Embassy adds that future activities in the field of cybersecurity in Kosovo are being considered, including those in support of "long-term institutional sustainability and resilience."
"Any future support will be considered in this broader context, alongside Kosovo's own institutions' plans for maintaining and strengthening these systems," she emphasizes.
In February last year, the results of the general elections were not accessible to the public, as the CEC's online platform was down for several hours. It was restored the day after the elections, but was plagued with occasional glitches.
Fetahaj says that delays in counting votes and displaying results, due to the platform's malfunctioning, affect the integrity and credibility of the process.
He says that, although the platform is not the only point where votes are counted, the system must function well so that the results are as fast, accurate and reliable as possible. /REL
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