Second Promo-LEX report on monitoring the new local elections of 20 May
On May 3, 2018, the Promo-LEX Observation Mission (OM) launched its second monitoring report on the new local elections to be held on May 20, 2018. In the report, the OM reveals several issues, related to the activities of electoral bodies, financing of electoral campaigns, as well as to the use of administrative resources by […]
Observation Mission of the New Local Elections of 20 May 2018 – Report No 1
The Promo-LEX Observation Mission (OM) of the new local elections of 20 May 2018 is a project carried out by Promo-LEX Association under the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections. Report No 1 is an interim report, the general purpose of which is to ensure the overall improvement of the electoral process in progress. […]
Promo-LEX Analysis on level of implementation of the recommendations
Promo-LEX analyzes the level of implementation of the recommendations made by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to the Republic of Moldova with Regards to the Draft Laws Amending and Supplementing Some Legislative Acts (electoral system for parliamentary elections). The Assosiation found out that […]
Opinion of the Promo-LEX Association: Only 12 out of 32 European Recommendations Regarding the Mixed Electoral System were Implemented
Promo-LEX Association’s analysis alerts on irregularities in Parliament’s implementation of recommendations regarding the mixed-member electoral system provided by the Venice Commission and by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Accepting the recommendations does not necessarily mean implementing them As of today, only 12 out of 32 recommendations were implemented. In fact, out […]
Opinion of Promo-LEX Association on the rejection of the Initiative Group registration application for referendum
Promo-LEX Association disapproves of the decision of the Central Electoral Commission to reject the registration of the Initiative Group for conducting a republican legislative referendum on repealing Law No 154 of 20 July 2017, which changed the electoral system into the mixed one. The Association is alarmed by the trends that take shape in the […]
Opinion of Promo-LEX Association
Photo: Promo-LEX Promo-LEX Association is alarmed by the trends that take shape in the society – when certain important national public authorities limit the citizens’ right to initiate a referendum, as well as to freely express their opinions in a democratic exercise. We think that such tendencies do not pursue a legitimate aim and […]
New Moldovan election law is partly unconstitutional, study shows
A new study by Moldovan EPDE member Promo-Lex shows that the recently approved mixed-member electoral system will have negative consequences on democracy and civil society in that country. The study argues the provision stipulating that a person has to have a domicile in order to exercise his/her right to vote in a single-member constituency is […]
Promo-LEX Association celebrates 15th anniversary!
August 2017, Chisinau EPDE’s Moldovan member Promo-LEX Association this year celebrates its 15th anniversary. For the past 15 years, Promo-LEX has actively promoted fair and transparent elections in Moldova and abroad, advocated and defended human rights and stood up for the civil society. EPDE warmly congratulates Promo-LEX, expresses its gratitude for the intense […]
Presentations of the experts at the International Conference on Electoral systems in Moldova
On 23 May 2017, Promo-Lex Association hosted the international conference “Options and considerations for reforming the electoral system of the Republic of Moldova. Comparisons from international experience” in Chisinau. International experts, including EPDE experts, from Western and Eastern European countries provided input for this debate. Representing countries such as the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Georgia, Ukraine, […]
Challenges for electoral reform in Moldova discussed at international conference
On 23 May 2017, Promo-Lex Association, an EPDE member, hosted the international conference “Options and considerations for reforming the electoral system of the Republic of Moldova. Comparisons from international experience” in Chisinau. The conference took place in the light of a current legislative initiative in the Moldovan parliament that aims at changing the election […]