Romania: Preliminary observation report of the 1 December parliamentary elections
The Vot Corect Coalition published the monitoring report of the December 1 parliamentary elections. The coalition consists of the Expert Forum, the Center for Civic Resources, Civica, the Center for the Study of Democracy, Radautiul Civic and the Electoral Observatory. Code for Romania ensures the development of the Vote Monitor smartphone application, with which we […]
Manipulated or Mobilized? TikTok, Poll Failures, and the Surge of Romania’s Far-Right
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Expert Forum (EFOR) are pleased to invite you to the second briefing on the parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania, taking place over three consecutive weekends between November 24 and December 8, 2024. Romania’s autumn elections brought a shock: an unknown far-right candidate won the first round […]
Romania: Preliminary observations for the November 24 Presidential Elections (1st round)
Summary The elections held on November 24 were competitive, and fundamental rights were generally respected. However, scheduling elections over three consecutive weeks failed to adequately separate the presidential elections from the parliamentary ones, leading to mutual influence between the two campaigns and creating significant organizational challenges. While electoral authorities generally managed the technical aspects of […]
Webinar: Breathless run for office? Media and public party finances in Romania’s election marathon
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Expert Forum (EFOR) are pleased to invite you to our first briefing in a two-part series on the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania, taking place over three consecutive weekends between November 24 and December 8, 2024. During this intense electoral period, Romanian voters will head […]
Expert Forum
Expert Forum (EFOR) is a think tank based in Bucharest, set up by well-known experts in public policy and public governance reform. The main domains covered by the organization are: administration reform and public sector integrity; decentralization, regional development, public finance; justice and anticorruption reform; energy as security issue in Eastern Europe; active citizenship and […]
Welcoming EPDE’s New Members from Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is excited to announce the expansion of our election observer network with the addition of three esteemed organizations: Expert Forum EFOR (Romania), Institute of Public Environment Development IPED (Bulgaria), and MEMO 98 (Slovakia). These organizations were unanimously elected during the 2024 General Assembly, further reinforcing EPDE’s representation among […]
Final observation report on the 2024 local and European Parliament elections in Romania
The 9 June elections presented multiple electoral choices, but competitiveness was reduced by the coalition of the main ruling parties. Changes in electoral legislation very shortly before the elections disadvantaged some of the contestants and reduced the transparency of the process. Authorities were largely efficient in organizing the process, but the complex and contested procedures […]
EPDE at the EU Elections: Observing E-Day in Bulgaria and Romania
From 6 to 10 June 2024, the EPDE organized study trips for election observers to Romania and Bulgaria. The study trips were implemented in close cooperation with local partners Expert Forum (EFOR) in Romania and Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED) in Bulgaria. The trip’s program culminated in observing E-day of the European Parliament Elections […]
Report and video: The financing of political parties in 2022 in Romania
In order to better understand the Romanian legislation General Statistics In 2022, party revenues and expenses were similar to those of the previous year and lower than in electoral years. Fiscal data available for 93 parties indicate total revenues of 276.7 million lei, respectively expenditure of 239.7 million lei. Of these, 27 parties reported zero income. […]
New tool to help understand and track the use of public money in Romania
Bucharest based Expert Forum recently presented its interactive guide “Public Money Detector” during an online event (in Romanian). The integrity of public procurement is not only a matter of how public money is spent, but can also put people’s lives in danger, as demonstrated by the case of a bridge collapsing due to its poor […]