Training in Kenya: Multi-stakeholder Engagement on Youth and Elections
On 25-27 August 2026, the European Exchange and the EPDE, together with its local partner the Election Observation Group (ELOG), brought together ELOG’s member network and partner organizations for a three-day training on meaningful youth participation in Kenya’s electoral process. The training brought together representatives of youth-focused and election-related civil society organisations to reflect on: […]
Webinar | Ukraine’s Post-War Elections Challenge: Ensuring a Credible, Secure, and Inclusive Process | 9 September | 14:30 CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Civil Network OPORA are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Ukraine’s Post-War Elections Challenge: Ensuring a Credible, Secure, and Inclusive Process” on 9 September at 14:30 CET Ukraine is sustaining democratic institutions through a full-scale war with Russia, while preparing for a return to competitive politics once conditions […]
Germany: Citizen Observers Conduct Election Assessment Mission for the 6 September Saxony-Anhalt State Election
Plattform Wahlen, an initiative of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and its German member, the European Exchange, is conducting an independent election assessment mission based on international standards for the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September 2026. Plattform Wahlen is the only domestic election observation initiative that follows the methods of international […]
Russian Election Monitor: 2026 State Duma Elections – Candidate Registration
The Election Atlas project reviews the nomination and registration of candidates for the State Duma elections. The registration process is formally not yet complete, but all party lists have already been registered. The only outstanding questions concern a small number of self-nominated candidates, the overwhelming majority of whom are unlikely to be registered. REM is publishing an […]
Russian Election Monitor: Supreme Court Bars Yabloko – Inside the Lawsuit and the Regime’s Fear of Losing Control
On August 10, the most pivotal event of the current Russian electoral cycle unfolded: Russia’s Supreme Court annulled the registration of the Yabloko party’s candidate list following a lawsuit filed by the Rodina party. While framed as a routine legal dispute, the verdict points to a broader systemic shift—the authorities’ growing fear of losing control over the […]
ElectLab Academy 2026: Action Plans to Strengthen Resilience of Citizen Election Observers
ElectLab Academy 2026: Action Plans to Strengthen Resilience of Citizen Election Observers 62 citizen election observers from 22 countries attended EPDE’s ElectLab Academy 2026 in Bergamo, Italy, from 13 to 18 July, for a week of training addressing organisational resilience, engaging youth as strategic actors, and train-the-trainer approaches to expertise transfer. The ElectLab Academy has […]
Webinar | After the Vote: FIMI Tactics and Their Reach in Moldova and Armenia | 6 July | 14:30 CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to invite you to the webinar “After the Vote: FIMI Tactics and Their Reach in Moldova and Armenia” on 6 July at 14:30 CET. Following elections in both Moldova (2025) and Armenia (2026), this session assesses the foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) campaigns that targeted both votes […]
Money in Politics Conference: EPDE in Chișinău
The fourth edition of the Money in Politics conference, held on 16–17 June 2026 in Chișinău, brought together electoral oversight bodies and civil society from across Europe to address the growing challenges of political finance in the digital age. EPDE partners were among the key voices: Building on the Romanian experience, Septimius Pârvu (Expert Forum, […]
Russian Election Monitor: Update on Preparations for the State Duma Vote
The Russian Election Monitor published its latest Election Update on preparations for the 2026 State Duma elections. Russia is preparing for the State Duma vote. The newly appointed Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that the voting will span three days — a norm in Russian elections since the COVID-19 pandemic — from 18 to 20 September […]
Armenia: European election experts stand in solidarity with Armenian citizen election observers
Parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia, 7 June 2026 Yerevan, 8 June 2026 The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED, Georgia), the European Dialogue and Democracy Association (EDDA Norway), Promo-LEX Association (Moldova), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) […]
