Election of the Commissioner, members of the Regulator, and members of the CSC

(amended by Law No. 101/2020, dated 23 July 2020)

1. The Commissioner, members of the Regulator and members of the CSC shall be elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Albania by no less than three-fifth of the votes of all deputies.

2. Submission of candidacies shall be conducted proactively or by proposal of parliamentary groups or particular deputies.

3. For the examination and selection of candidacies, the Assembly shall set up an ad hoc parliamentary committee with proportionate representation by each parliamentary group. The nomination and candidacy selection procedure shall be conducted in accordance with provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure on elections to constitutional bodies or those established by law, unless otherwise provided for in this Article.

4. The ad hoc parliamentary committee shall give points to the candidates who meet the conditions and criteria set in Articles 13, 15 or 16 of this law, as applicable. The Commission shall submit the list of candidates, with the names of up to 20 shortlisted candidates with the highest score, to the Assembly. The proposing entity and supporting organisations or political parties, if any, shall be noted down for each candidate.

5. In the event the Assembly fails to elect the Commissioner or certain members of the Regulator or the CSC by the required majority of votes in accordance with the first point of this Article, the Assembly’s administration shall draw a lot among all candidacies submitted for voting to the Assembly for the respective vacancy. The Assembly shall be notified on the winner and the Speaker of the Assembly shall announce their election in the plenary.