1. Any political party or candidate that is proposed by the voters and is registered with the CEC as an electoral subject has the right to appoint one observer to the CEAZ, the VCC and to each table of the Ballot Counting Centre after the registration of the candidate/s for the respective electoral zone, or after the submission of a multi-name list. When the political parties participate in the elections as a coalition, the right to appoint observers rests solely with the coalition. The coalition may appoint no more than three representatives per coalition. The candidates of the political parties may not appoint observers.

2. Albanian and foreign non-governmental organizations, international organizations specialized or engaged in the area of good governance and democratization, as well as representatives of foreign countries and of the media have the right to send observers to the elections.

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4. The accreditation of observers to electoral commissions is done on the basis of individual data for each observer. The accreditation may include one or more voting centres, or one or more electoral zones. An Albanian non-governmental organisation or a coalition of such organisations, a political party or a candidate proposed by voters, may not have more than one observer present at the same time in a voting centre. Any foreign non-governmental organisations and international organisations may not have more than two foreign observers at the same time in a voting centre. When political parties participate in elections as a coalition, the right to appoint observers rests solely with the coalition. The coalition may appoint no more than three representatives per coalition.

5. Requests by Albanian observers for accreditation are submitted to the CEC no later than 15 days before the election date. The CEC approves the requests no later than 5 days after their submission. Requests by foreign observers are submitted to the CEC no later than 72 hours before the election date. The CEC approves the requests of foreign observers within 24 hours from their submission. An appeal against a refusal or failure to grant accreditation may be filed according to the procedures provided for in this Code.

4. The accreditation of observers to electoral commissions is done on the basis of individual data for each observer. The accreditation may include one or more voting centres, or one or more electoral zones. An Albanian non-governmental organisation or a coalition of such organisations, a political party or a candidate proposed by voters, may not have more than one observer present at the same time in a voting centre. Any foreign non-governmental organisations and international organisations may not have more than two foreign observers at the same time in a voting centre. When political parties participate in elections as a coalition, the right to appoint observers rests solely with the coalition. The coalition may appoint no more than three representatives per coalition.

5. Requests by Albanian observers for accreditation are submitted to the CEC no later than 15 days before the election date. The CEC approves the requests no later than 5 days after their submission. Requests by foreign observers are submitted to the CEC no later than 72 hours before the election date. The CEC approves the requests of foreign observers within 24 hours from their submission. An appeal against a refusal or failure to grant accreditation may be filed according to the procedures provided for in this Code.

6. The CEC has the right, by a special instruction, to delegate to the CEAZs the competency to grant accreditation to observers according to points 1 and 3 of this article.