Webinar | Ukraine’s Post-War Elections Challenge: Ensuring a Credible, Secure, and Inclusive Process | 9 September | 14:30 CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Civil Network OPORA hosted the webinar “Ukraine’s Post-War Elections Challenge: Ensuring a Credible, Secure, and Inclusive Process” on 9 September at 14:30 CET Ukraine is sustaining democratic institutions through a full-scale war with Russia, while preparing for a return to competitive politics once conditions allow. Massive internal and external […]
OPORA Held International Workshop on Voter Register Accuracy in Six Countries
On 3 September, Civil Network OPORA held its first international online workshop, “Civil Society and the Accuracy of Voter Registers: International Exchange of Experience and Joint Recommendations.” Civil society representatives from Ukraine, Kenya, Serbia, Moldova, Armenia, and Georgia discussed the main causes of inaccuracies in voter registers, the risks they pose to voters’ rights and […]
Civil Society and the Accuracy of Voter Registers: International Exchange of Experience and Joint Recommendations
On 3 September, Civil Network OPORA held its first international workshop on voter registers. Civil society representatives from Ukraine, Kenya, Serbia, Moldova, Armenia, and Georgia discussed the main causes of inaccuracies in voter registers, the risks they pose to voters’ rights and electoral integrity, mechanisms for verifying and updating voter data, and opportunities to strengthen […]
Ukraine | Updating the State Voter Register in the Context of Relocation of Citizens: Scale, Behaviours, and Barriers
Ukrainian EPDE member Civil Network OPORA conducted a nationwide survey of Ukraine’s adult population to explore the issues around the State Voter Register and the ways to update it. The study demonstrates the significant impact of the war on migration patterns and highlights citizens’ demand for the protection of their voting rights. It is critical […]
Ukraine | The impact of living abroad during a full-scale invasion on the exercise of the right to vote
This article is a translation of the original Ukrainian article from Civil Network OPORA. The right to stand for election is part of the guarantees provided for in Article 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights . The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly stressed that States have a wide margin […]
OPORA Presented a Security Audit in 11 Hromadas to Assess the Possibility of Holding Elections
Civil Network OPORA presented the results of monitoring 11 hromadas regarding the possibility of holding elections there. The results were made public during a roundtable discussion titled “Assessing the Security Situation in Hromadas: The First Step Toward Safe Postwar Elections” on December 12. For this study, both large and small hromadas with different levels of […]
Ukraine: Analytical note on legislative initiatives on changing electoral systems for local and parliamentary elections
Since the beginning of summer, discussions on post-war electoral legislation have intensified in the Ukrainian political establishment. In late June, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk noted that the parliament is developing a bill on organizing elections after the end of the war. Almost simultaneously, in late June and early July, two […]
Roadmap for Ensuring Organization of Postwar Elections in Ukraine – revised and updated
EPDE member Civil Network OPORA published this updated and revised version of the “Roadmap for Ensuring Organization of Postwar Elections in Ukraine”. This document is intended to draw the attention of Ukraine’s partners and stakeholders to the primarysteps for the preparation of the first postwar elections in Ukraine and the reform of the electorallegislation in […]
Online Event: How has Ukrainian civil society evolved to be an engine of freedom and security? | March 6 | 17:00 CET
📅 Date and time: 06 March 2025 at 18:00 (Kyiv) 17:00 (Budapest) 16:00 (London) Our members, Unhack Democracy and Civil Network OPORA, in partnership with the Civil Kollégium Alapítvány, invite you to a webinar to engage in a discussion about the evolution of Ukrainian civil society in supporting democracy and security, the key turning points […]
Statement of Ukrainian Non-Governmental Organizations on the Impossibility of Holding Democratic Elections without the Sustainable Peace
Democracy in war time must be protected even more than during peace time because the cost of a mistake or loss of trust is extremely high. Our friends’ and partners’ efforts should ensure that the elections result in a genuine expression of the will of the Ukrainian nation. Just as the international standards for peaceful […]
