1st observation mission report of pre-election period
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Political context. The Republic of Moldova is a parliamentary republic, but the President of the state is elected by universal suffrage. Even if the powers of the President of the Republic of Moldova are limited, the competition for this position has a high potential to mobilize the electorate. The pre-election period has been marked by […]
1. Interim observation mission report
Promo-LEX issued its first election observation report for the presidential election, which will be held on 1 November 2020. They report the following during the pre-election period – party switching, especially within parliamentary parties, indicating a lack of an institutionalized party system; a lack of a stable and constant parliamentary majority; a noticeable impact of […]
National Extraordinary Public Health Commission disregarded public consultation process, anti-COVID measures too broad
Prime Minister Ion Chicu chairs a meeting of the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission. Source: gov.md Considering that the Central Electoral Commission proposed for public consultations the Instruction on preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection during the electoral period, approved by the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission (NEPHC), the Promo-LEX Association comes with the following findings: […]
CEC and CICDE failed to accomplish all activities foreseen in their 2016-2019 Strategic Plans
Promo-LEX announced the findings of the Final Evaluation Report on the implementation of the Strategic Plans of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) and the Center for Continuous Electoral Training (CICDE) for 2016 – 2019. Following the evaluation, it was found that in the implementation of the planned actions, both the CEC and the CICDE have registered a certain degree […]
Amendments to election law risk undermining conduct of free and fair elections
A draft law to amend electoral legislation, which election experts and observers have criticised for including provisions that could restrict both voter rights and activities of election observers, is likely to be adopted at breakneck speed, barely a month passing between its registration and likely adoption during its second reading in parliament this week.
Amendments to election law risk undermining conduct of free and fair elections
A draft law to amend electoral legislation, which election experts and observers have criticised for including provisions that could restrict both voter rights and activities of election observers, is likely to be adopted at breakneck speed, barely a month passing between its registration and likely adoption during its second reading in parliament this week. The […]
Promo-LEX records lowest rate of party finance reporting to the CEC for 2019 compared to 2014-2018
The civic monitoring of political party financing in 2019, carried out by the Promo-LEX Association, revealed unsettled legislative loopholes, unreported expenses amounting to about 19.02 million lei, as well as a law level of financial reporting to the CEC. Promo-LEX warns about parties’ low level of financial reporting This year, for the first time since 201 4, Promo-LEX found the lowest rate of party financial management annual reporting to […]
Final observation mission report on parliamentary by-elections
PromoLex notes in its final report on the by-elections in Hincesti raion that there are still several legislative gaps that must be addressed concerning the need for clear regulation of indirect campaign financing by parties not registered to compete in this election. PromoLex also reports on procedural errors in the consideration and resolution of complaints […]
Final report on by-elections
The Final Report of the Observation Mission (OM) for the New Parliamentary Elections in the single-member constituency (SMC) no. 38 from Hincesti, published today on the official website of the Promo-LEX Association (www.promolex.md), contains the facts, conclusions and recommendations established by the Election Observation Mission. Taking into account the approaching presidential elections, the OM draws […]
By-elections Moldova – low turnout due to COVID-19 and authorities’ unclear response
Context On 27 December 2019 the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) set the date for holding the new parliamentary elections in the single-member constituency (SMC) no. 38 from Hincesti for 15 March 2020. We reiterate the Promo-LEX opinion according to which the date for the new parliamentary elections has been set by the CEC with delay, […]