Parliament extends the mandate of the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform. Parliament has prolonged the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform activity until 21 February 2019. Electoral reform will be part of the evaluation of Albania with regard to the possible opening of EU accession negotiations and Albania is expected to fully implement all OSCE/ODIHR recommendations before the local elections which will be held on 30 June 2019. Good international standards suggest that amendments to the electoral legislation should be enacted at the latest six months prior to elections.