Political Online Campaigns in Central Europe
EPDE member Political Accountability Foundation along with Transparency International Slovakia, Political Accountability Foundation Poland, Whom to vote Czechia and K-Monitor Public Benefit Association Hungary published a report on the regulation of political online advertising in the Central Europe region.
Educational materials on campaign finance and election accessability in Poland published
EPDE member The Political Accountability Foundation published a series of educational materials on campaign finance and election accessibility in preparation for the upcoming 2023 parliamentary elections. On campaign finance: What’s an election committee? Who can finance an election campaign? What (besides money) can you donate to an election committee? How does abuse of power […]
Q&A: Changes to the Electoral Code of Poland
In late 2022, a draft law on amendments to the electoral code was introduced in the Polish parliament. This comes at a highly polarized time in the run up to the 2023 Polish parliamentary election. EPDE member Political Accountability Foundation prepared a Q&A with the main aspects foreseen in the draft amendments. Critical aspects include […]
Event: Money and Politics – How Poland fares against Europe?
In cooperation with the Political Accountability Foundation the European Platform for Democratic Elections cordially invites you to the online discussion: Money and politics — how Poland fares against Europe? During the discussion we will try to answer the following questions: Can third-party campaigning be regulated? How much transparency is needed and can too much transparency […]
Online Workshop: Adapting polling stations to the needs of people with disabilities – law and practice (in Polish)
The Political Accountability Foundation invites you to participate in a training on adapting polling stations to the needs of people with disabilities. The training will be conducted by Dr. Jarosław Zbieranek and Sylwia Drozdowska. The regulations specifying the requirements that a designated accessible location must meet will be discussed. We also anticipate a “soft” part […]
Expert Seminar: Transparency in Campaign Finance in Poland (in Polish)
The issue of financing political parties and election campaigns is often and vividly discussed in public debate. The observation of current phenomena in regard to election campaign finance is of fundamental importance for the discourse, development of new solutions, and their effective implementation. Are you interested in issues related to political financing? Do you want […]
Event – Transparency of campaign financing in Poland
EPDE member the Political Accountability Foundation would like to invite you to the fourth of the series of seminars “Election Issues in Theoretical and Practical Approach” which will be devoted to transparency of electoral campaign financing in Poland!The seminar will be held on February 4th (Friday) from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the […]
Social media monitoring report 2020 presidential election
Highlights from the Political Accountability Foundation (PAF)’s social media monitoring report: Facebook (FB) was an important channel for candidates in their communication with voters – its importance during both 2020 Presidential elections was only exacerbated by the pandemic situation which led to the introduction of restrictions on physical campaigning. Some candidates managed to increase their […]
Social media monitoring of 2020 presidential election
Restrictions imposed on freedom of movement and freedom of assembly due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the first round of the election forced presidential candidates to run their campaign mostly via traditional and social media. PAF found that media outlets were far more active on Facebook than candidates. Candidates had a relatively limited ability in […]
Preliminary report on the first round of the presidential election
The Presidential Election scheduled for June 28, 2020, was conducted during the ongoing state of epidemic declared in Poland due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed by a new legal framework. The Act of June 2, 2020, provided all voters with an option of voting traditionally in the polling station or […]