nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20191019-232359-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 191019s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20191019-232359-0 doi eng 342 23 Pinelli, Cesare Author aut The Law Can’t Always Fix It The Venice Commission’s Opinion on the President’s Power to Postpone Elections in Albania Pinelli, Cesare Verfassungsblog 2019-10-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 14 October, the Venice Commission released an opinion on the scope of the power of the President of Albania to set the dates of elections. In Albania, the President is facing impeachment due to his postponement of the local elections, and the Albanian Assembly’s Speaker requested the Venice Commission to issue its opinion on the President’s actions. While the Commission was clear in its legal conclusions, the reactions of the Albanian public to the report illustrate that a reasoned legal opinion was not suited to calm the ongoing political battles in Albania. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Electoral Law Presidential Powers Venice Commission Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-law-cant-always-fix-it/ raw object