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The Mayor of Kuçova risks his mandate, the Supreme Court: the CEC will decide, the sentence was hidden in Greece
2026-04-28 16:29:41 / POLITIKË
Even though he is in office and convicted of the criminal offense of forging forms, seals and stamps, administratively the mandate of the mayor of Kuçova is still considered an unresolved issue.
Without an answer in this situation, it turns out, according to the Supreme Court, that the State Election Commission has left this matter. According to the decision obtained by WebLajm.com, Kreshnik Hajdari's recourse has been dismissed, leaving the decision of the administrative court in force.
According to the latter, as long as the CEC has not expressed an exhaustive decision on whether Mr. Hajdari is affected or not by the decriminalization law, this court has nothing to judge.
This is because the CEC has allowed Mr. Hajdari to run, assessing that he is not affected by the effects of decriminalization, but it was the CEC Appeals Commission, KAS, that requested that the matter be reinvestigated and the CEC come up with a decision. It was precisely for failure to declare the sentence that Mr. Hajdari was sentenced at the request of SPAK on January 27, 2024.
Here is a short and clear summary of the decision and the path the case has taken:
The case concerns Kreshnik Hajdari, who was elected mayor in the 2023 local elections. After running, it was alleged that he had a previous conviction in Greece that had not been declared. The Central Election Commission referred the case for verification to the General Prosecutor's Office, which concluded that there was no ban on exercising public office. As a result, the State Election Commissioner decided that Hajdari should continue in office.
Subsequently, the Complaints and Sanctions Commission, following an appeal by the Freedom Party, overturned this decision and returned the case for reconsideration to the Commissioner, requesting an assessment of whether the procedure should be suspended due to a parallel criminal investigation.
The Tirana Administrative Court of First Instance did not examine the case on its merits, but removed it from its jurisdiction, arguing that the administrative procedure had not yet been completed (because it had been returned for reconsideration).
In the end, the Supreme Court of Albania decided to uphold this position. It concluded that there was not yet a final administrative decision and that the plaintiff should wait for the conclusion of the process at the CEC before turning to the court.
Summary in one sentence: The Supreme Court ruled that the issue of Kreshnik Hajdari's mandate cannot yet be judged by the court, because the administrative procedure at the CEC has not been completed.
WebLajm.com inquired with the CEC about the case and whether they are familiar with the court's decision, and the response we received was "The CEC has requested additional information from the justice authorities on this issue to continue with the legal review procedures if necessary." /WebLajm.com/
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