Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance
Albania
Name: Law no. 10 019 The Electoral Code of The Republic of Albania
Enactment: 29December 2008, amended by Law no. 74/20119 July .2012
Quote:
'Article 159
Content of decisions of the Electoral College
1.Adecision of the Electoral College consists of an introduction, adescriptive-reasoning section, and a section that includes the court order.
2. The introduction of the decision mentions:a) the court, panel of judges, and the secretary; b) the time and place thedecision was announced; c) the parties, indicating their identity and theirrole as plaintiff, defendant, interested party, as well as theirrepresentatives;
?) the object of the court complaint; and d)final requests of the parties.
3. The descriptive-reasoning section of the decision mentions: a) thecircumstances of the case, as they have been found during
theproceedings and the conclusions drawn by the court; b) the evidence and reasonssupporting the decision; and c) the legal provisions supporting the decision. 4. The section of thedecision that includes the court order
mentions, inter alia: a) what thecourt has decided; and b) when appropriate, who is responsible for bearing thecourt
costs. 5. The decision is accompanied by theminority opinion or the
concurring opinion signed by the judges whosupport it.'
