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This is the checkere part of Albania’s journey into democracy. After decades of autocratic rule, the country had to change the way they cast their votes in order for democracy to flourish. During this time, they were transitioning from having an unwritten law system to following a more formal rule of law system. The process was long and convoluted but ultimately democratic or not, they would no longer be able to hold elections among themselves on their own soil so they turned to Kosovo for help with developing a new voting system. When Albania began looking for assistance in developing this new electoral process, Kosovo was very receptive. In fact, despite their complex history, they collaborated on this new democratic endeavor that would allow Albania to participate in a united European democracy. To make the process easier and safer for all involved, Kosovo offered assistance with establishing a new electoral commission known as the Parliamentary Boundaries Commission (PBC). The PBC of course made up of representatives from both countries designed a new voting system that would work within the two countries on an equal basis. In order to accomplish this goal, Kosovo provided training for Albanians in order to give them the proper skills needed to work with this system. The process was long and arduous but eventually allowed for both countries to have fully functioning systems by 2014 when they held their first elections together on May 23 of that year. However, while the process was long, it was not without incident. One of the things that went wrong with this new system is that Kosovar voters who did not wish to be part of Albania’s democratic process could simply vote in their own custom voting system because it only required Kosovo residents to register to vote in order to be able to cast their ballot there. For this reason, these Kosovar voters were able to completely bypass the PBC and still be able to vote in two separate electoral systems. Not only did they circumvent fair elections for Albanians but they also delayed Albania's democratic progress by over a decade. Although the electoral systems between these two countries are not yet fully democratic, the process has finally begun to hopefully lead to a fully functioning democratic system where Albanians can both vote and have their voices heard. However, despite this new democratic system being set in place, Albania is still prone to other dangers. Despite the fact that they are now able to vote for themselves, many Albanian citizens cannot because their past criminal history prevents them from voting. There are currently groups in Albania that work on pushing for these people to regain their rights as citizens who can vote however it is still an uphill battle with many people who believe that these groups are illegal and should not be able to operate. Despite all of these faults, the Albanian government has expanded their system to include online voting as well as an electronic fingerprint to be able to verify citizens’ identities. In addition, Albania has passed a law that will allow citizens who have been disenfranchised from voting for no reason to be able to reclaim their rights again. Much of Albania’s progress in democracy can be traced back to Kosovo and their willingness to work together for this cause. Without this effort, they might still very well be divided and unable to work together for a common goal. eccc085e13
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