Final report on first round of presidential election
Ahead of this weekend’s run-off between incumbent President Dodon and Maia Sandu for the presidency, Promo-LEX published its final report on the conduct of the first round of the presidential election in Moldova. Promo-LEX’s parallel vote tabulation and analysis of almost all Vote Counting Protocols across Moldova do not show any significant discrepancies with the […]
Incidents and irregularities in electoral procedures during E-Day – summary of findings
Promo-LEX conducted a parallel vote tabulation of election results of polling stations within the territory of Moldova, excluding polling stations abroad and in Transnistria. Above image shows its results compared to official results of the Central Election Commission. Sunday’s first round of the presidential election in Moldova was observed by Promo-LEX who recorded instances […]
5. Interim observation mission report: on the eve of elections
In the final monitoring report before presidential elections on this Sunday, 1 November, Promo-LEX reports on misuse of state resources, intimidation and presence of hate speech and incitement to discrimination in the contenders’ messages, electoral gifts, as well as the involvement of religious groups in the election campaign of a candidate. Promo-LEX observers also found […]
Fifth interim report: on the eve of elections
In the final monitoring report before presidential elections this Sunday, 1 November, Promo-LEX reports on misuse of state resources, intimidation and presence of hate speech and incitement to discrimination in the contenders’ messages, electoral gifts, as well as the involvement of religious groups in the election campaign of a candidate. Promo-LEX observers also found deceased […]
Video observation of the voting process – a threat or a solution for transparent elections?
Ahead of the presidential election in Moldova, election observers have again called on the CEC to ensure that video observation of polling stations will be operational on the whole of Election Day. Due to continued restricted travel and other anti-COVID restrictions in place, it is impossible to conduct a full observation of all polling stations […]
Video observation of the voting process – a threat or a solution for transparent elections?
Image source: pixabay The context Two weeks before Moldova’s presidential election, on October 16, the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections called on the Central Election Commission (CEC) to ensure the operation of video observation on the whole of Election Day. This request came against the backdrop of growing allegations from the opposition and […]
4. Interim observation mission report
Two weeks ahead of the presidential election, Promo-LEX reports increasingly more cases that can qualify as use of administrative resources, and an increase by 2.6 times in cases involving hate speech and incitement to discrimination. During the monitoring period (30 September – 13 October), there has been an upsurge in electoral events, as well as […]
Fourth interim report: Surge in hate speech, use of administrative resources, and electoral bodies ignore safety requirements
Promo-LEX reports increasingly more cases that can qualify as use of administrative resources, and a 2.6 times increase in cases involving hate speech and incitement to discrimination. During the monitoring period (30 September – 13 October), there has been an upsurge in electoral events, in cases where the restrictions imposed by the Extraordinary Territorial Commissions […]
3. Interim observation mission report
The process of setting up polling stations (PS) abroad (outside of diplomatic mission premises) was contested and conducted without any public consultations, but now, for the first time, this was based on a clear mechanism for establishing the PS’ number and location. The formula used to determine PS abroad is based on a recommendation by […]
Third interim report: Polling stations abroad set up according to civil society recommendation
The process of setting up polling stations (PS) abroad (outside of diplomatic mission premises) was An executive summary of the report can be found here More reports on the election in Moldova can be found here