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On Monday, the census of the population register started in the whole country.
What is noticeable is that religious communities have been very willing to invite citizens to declare their religious affiliation on the form, although this is not mandatory.
Father Grigor Palushi said on the show "GoodMorning Albanians" that in the census form the question about faith should not be optional, but mandatory.
According to him, there should be penalties for not answering correctly, just like for other questions.
"From measurements in the 20th century, Orthodox Christians were 20 percent. What we see that worries me is that no special attention is given to this question. As long as there is a penalty for not answering correctly, why not also the trust part. Just as you want to know about a family regarding the wealth and standard of living in the country, why not the faith as well", said Father Grigori.
Meanwhile, the director of INSTAT, Elsa Dhuli, said yesterday that for those who do not answer or lie in the questionnaire, there will be penalties according to the laws. She explained that when all efforts to survey the citizens are exhausted and they have not responded, the head of the household will be fined. According to the law, fines range from 50,000 to 100,000 new alleks.
"After all the efforts that the staff will make to make citizens aware to give answers, we will let you know that the entire act of the Census is an act that is supported on a legal basis. The answer is mandatory, for questions that are mandatory. There is a penalty according to the law. For the whole family. If it is verified that it was lied, we definitely have policies that we will follow the reporting process.
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