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Article 117
 

Invalidation of Elections



The CEC declares the elections in voting centres, election units or the whole territory of Albania invalid if it notes that:





there have been violations of the law that have had an impact on the allocation of the seats in the Assembly or in the local councils, on the approval or rejection of a referendum, on the selection of the winning candidate in the elections for a commune or municipality;



there have been natural disasters of such proportions that they have obstructed the participation of the voters in the voting process and, for this reason, they have had an impact on the outcome of the vote;



the voting has not begun or has been suspended for more than six hours in succession,





The CEC decides on the invalidity of the elections after consultations with the relevant ZEC or LGEC.



Elections that are declared invalid in accordance with this article are to be repeated after no more than four weeks.



Every interested person, may appeal against a CEC decision to invalidate the elections in certain voting centers, election units, or in the whole territory of the Republic of Albania at a competent court, in accordance with this Code, no later than 10 days after the declaration of the decision by the CEC.