Comprehensive monitoring report on reforms in Armenia
Several Armenian civil society organizations, including EPDE members Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor and Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, released a comprehensive monitoring report on the progress of reforms in Armenia.
Comprehensive monitoring report on reforms in Armenia
This report was prepared in the scope of the “Enabling civil society’s collective monitoring and advocacy to pursue credible and systemic reforms entailed in the Armenia – EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA)” project supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Armenia. This report was prepared by: Open Society Foundations […]
Discussion Summary – Municipal Elections 15 December 2021
Discussion summary On December 5, 2021, 38 communities held their municipal elections in Armenia on this final Election Day of the year, 36 of which were held under the newly-introduced proportional system. Another 14 communities had already held a municipal election on October 17 and November 14 of this year. The elections took place […]
Statement of ‘Independent Observer’ on local elections 5 December
Preliminary statement of the Independent Observer alliance: On December 5, 2021, local elections were held in 38 communities in Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Lori, Kotayk, Shirak, Vayots Dzor and Tavush provinces, 36 with proportional and two with majoritarian representation system. The Independent Observer Public Alliance monitored the election campaign and election day in 143 polling […]
Discussion Summary – Ongoing 2021 municipal elections
The first two dates for Armenia’s autumn 2021 municipal elections have passed, October 17 and November 14, but one more Election Day is taking place on December 5. In this expert debriefing hosted by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), election experts outlined the context of these elections, initial findings concerning its conduct so […]
Policy Alert #10 – Two Down, One To Go: Armenia’s 2021 Local Elections
In the wake of the early parliamentary election on June 20, 2021, 54% of the electorate will have a second chance to vote during the autumn 2021 local elections. Several communities have already held their city council elections on October 17 and November 14, but the biggest wave will take place on December 5.
Policy Alert #10 – Two Down, One To Go: Armenia’s 2021 Local Elections
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Statement of “Independent Observer” on local elections held on October 17, 2021
Within the framework of the reforms of the electoral legislation, extensive amendments related to the local government electoral system were made in June 2020 and May 2021. Proportional representation electoral system is no longer used in communities with 4,000 or more voters. Аfter a long break caused by the state of emergency and martial law, […]
Policy Alert #9 – Armenian Local Elections Rescheduled And Expanded Due To Municipal Amalgamations
Armenia is holding its most important local (city council) elections in recent years this autumn, as the proportional party list system is expanding at the municipal level. A delayed municipal amalgamation process has pushed back dates but is now complete. The revised local election dates for 2021 are October 17, November 14 and December 5.
Armenian Local Elections Rescheduled And Expanded Due To Municipal Amalgamations
Armenia is holding its most important[1] local (city council) elections in recent years this autumn, as the proportional party list system is expanding at the municipal level. A delayed municipal amalgamation process has pushed back dates but is now complete. We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Election Programming While many countries tend to hold all their […]