The early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021 were marked by recurring problems
On 15 September 2021 – the International Day of Democracy, Promo-LEX Association organised the Post-Election Conference ‘Conclusions and Recommendations of Promo-LEX Observation Mission on early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021’. The online event was attended by representatives of electoral bodies, other relevant institutions, electoral contenders and political parties, as well as civil society […]
Appeal concerning appointment of new CEC members
Considering that the mandate of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) expired on 16 June 2021, being extended for a maximum of 90 days until the new CEC membership is appointed according to Article 17(6) of the Electoral Code; Reiterating suspicions of political influence over CEC, as underlined in the statement issued by the Civic Coalition […]
Preliminary report
In its preliminary report, Promo-LEX reports these elections were generally organized efficiently. The number of incidents on the day of the parliamentary elections decreased insignificantly compared to the presidential election of autumn 2020, (Round I by (-22) and Round II by (-40) incidents). Unconfirmed reported incidents of voter bribery and organized transportation of voters were […]
Elections took place in an environment marked by hate speech, biased coverage, suspicions of political influence on electoral bodies
Photo: Conference of the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, 13 July 2021 Chisinau. Starting from the principles[1] that underpin free and fair elections, set out in international treaties and conventions on civil and political rights and in the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters of the European Commission for Democracy through Law […]
Preliminary findings – early parliamentary elections
Sunday’s early parliamentary elections were generally organized efficiently, stated the domestic citizen observer mission from Promo-LEX in its preliminary report. By 10.30 p.m. on election day, Promo-LEX received 538 reports from STOs, 459 of which were qualified as incidents by the analytical team. The number of incidents on the day of the parliamentary elections decreased […]
Final interim report
In its final interim report, Promo-LEX reports on the main issues from the end of the election campaign and final election preparations ahead of Sunday’s early parliamentary elections. Main issues include legal uncertainties related to the funding of elections, lack of a CEC decision that would regulate the organized transportation of voters, unreported expenses for […]
Final interim report ahead of early parliamentary elections
Promo-LEX Observation Mission presented its fifth monitoring report for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. Legal uncertainties related to the funding of elections and lack of a decision that would regulate the organized transportation of voters, various campaigning activities and instruments, unreported expenses for the election campaign and perpetuation of hate speech and […]
Fourth interim report early parliamentary elections
Just over two weeks to go until the early parliamentary elections in Moldova and election observers find that several issues could affect the integrity of these elections: the contested process for establishing polling stations abroad, use of administrative resources, involvement of religious denominations in the election campaign, undeclared financial expenses, as well as intimidation/use of […]
Third interim report
Observers criticize the CEC’s decision on setting up too few polling stations abroad and for not following the legal criteria provided for this in the Electoral Code. They also note an increase in misuse of state resources and that most parties failed to declare some of their campaign expenses, amounting to a total of approx. […]
Third interim report early parliamentary elections
The Promo-LEX observation mission identifies an increasing number of issues in the organization and conduct of the election campaign for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. Observers criticize the CEC’s decision on setting up too few polling stations abroad and for not following the legal criteria provided for this in the Electoral Code. […]