The event, organized on 22 December, brought together around 30 participants, including members of the CEC administration and civil society actors, and was attended by Ilirjan Celibashi, Central Electoral Commissioner.
The roundtable focused on the report “Mapping Electoral Vulnerabilities in Albania: Institutions, Media, and Digital Platforms,” which analyses structural conditions that enable and incentivise manipulation and foreign information interference (FIMI) in electoral processes in Albania.
During the meeting, BIRN Albania presented a summary of the report’s key findings, followed by an in-depth discussion with institutional stakeholders and civil society representatives. Participants exchanged views on vulnerabilities identified across the electoral system, the media environment and digital platforms, and shared practical insights drawn from their respective areas of work.
The discussion also served to further enrich the findings of the report through feedback from the CEC administration and civil society actors, while exploring recommendations and practical implications for future policies and actions aimed at strengthening electoral integrity and institutional resilience.