Final report on the 2018 Presidential election
This report by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents an overview and analysis of the key findings from ISFED’s observation mission of the pre-election, Election Day, election runoff and post-election periods. At the same time, it provides assessment of the work of key administrative bodies involved in elections. Drawing upon the findings, […]
Social Media Monitoring – ISFED’s 2nd Interim Report
Source: isfed.ge The present report summarizes trends identified by ISFED during the last stage of the pre-election period of the first round, as well as in the period between the first and the second rounds of the presidential election. Findings of the monitoring confirm that Facebook was used not only for political discussions but also […]
Social Media Monitoring – 2nd Interim Report
ISFED started social media monitoring on August 29, 2018 as the official campaign began. At this stage, ISFED monitors only Facebook activity since Facebook is especially popular among different social media platforms in Georgia. This second interim report evaluates trends identified by social media monitoring at the end of the pre-election period ahead of the […]
ISFED Election Day Final PVT Results
Source: isfed.ge Election Day Final PVT Results The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) was monitoring the second round of the 2018 Presidential Elections in all electoral districts around Georgia. ISFED Observation Mission consisted of 651 short-term observers (STO) at polling stations, 73 observers deployed at district electoral commissions and 78 mobile teams. […]
Election Day Final PVT Results
Based on the observation, ISFED can conclude that the tabulation of votes was mostly conducted in compliance with relevant electoral procedures. Similarly to the voting process, number of violations were reported during counting of votes, such as, improper filling of summary protocols and other procedural shortcomings. Incidents of violence were identified in Marneuli and Lagodekhi […]
ISFED 4th Election Day Statement – 2018 Presidential Runoff – Voting Process and Voter Turnout by 23:00
Near the closing of polling stations, ISFED observed isolated serious incidents, such as: loss of table version of the voters’ list, unauthorized intrusion at precinct with an attempt of kidnapping a mobile ballot box. Other violations observed at this stage were mainly connected to the procedural shortcoming. At this time, ISFED observers have filed 46 […]
ISFED 3rd Election Day Statement – 2018 Presidential Runoff – Voting Process and Voter Turnout by 19:00
According to ISFED observers, the disturbing trend of mobilization of Georgian Dream party activists and so called coordinators outside of polling stations with the purpose of tracking the voters still continues. In isolated cases, PECs members were themselves tracking the voters who came or did not come to the polling stations. This is the continuation […]
ISFED 2nd Election Day Statement – 2018 Presidential Runoff – Voting Process and Voter Turnout by 15:00
At the moment of this statement, an important trend is the attempts to influence the will of the voters. Similar to the first round of the presidential elections, supporters of Georgian Dream and candidate Salome Zourabichvili, and so called “party coordinators” are mobilized outside of polling stations in various districts. They are tracking the voters […]
Widespread Intimidation, Vote-Buying, Misuse of Admin resources Ahead of Runoff
On November 21, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) published a report of pre-election monitoring of the runoff of the 2018 presidential election. The document covers the period from October 29 to November 19. The election campaign before the runoff was far more polarized and negative than the campaign before first round […]
Interim Report of the Pre-Election Monitoring of the Runoff (October 29 – November 19)
On November 21, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) published a report of pre-election monitoring of the runoff of the 2018 presidential election. The document covers the period from October 29 to November 19.The election campaign before the runoff was far more polarized and negative than the campaign before first round of […]