Long-term monitoring report on the run-up to the presidential elections
The latest long-term monitoring report on the presidential elections by the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) indicates that there remain some technical flaws with the current legislation concerning the presidential election. These include the lack of limits on the presidential candidates’ election funds and the possible appearance of a significant number of biased members […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #10
Photo: 5 Kanal The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 10 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” gives an outlook on next year’s presidential and parliamentary elections with a special focus on the lack of an effective system of legal liability […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #10
With 2019 just around the corner, Ukraine is preparing for two landmark elections next year – presidential and parliamentary elections. Issue no. 10 gives an outlook on next year’s presidential and parliamentary elections with a special focus on the lack of an effective system of legal liability for violations of the electoral law.
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #9
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 9 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” outlines the status quo of the electoral reform process less than a year before the parliamentary elections in October 2019. Less than a year before the […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #9
Current issue outlines the status quo of the electoral reform process less than a year before the parliamentary elections in October 2019 and provides an outlook for next year. Observers in Ukraine do not assume that there is currently a majority in the Parliament that supports the introduction of a proportional electoral system with open […]
Foreign Observation of the Illegitimate General Elections in the DPR and LPR
The international community considered the “General elections” in Donetsk and Lugansk as illegitimate and did not send any observers to monitor them. Aiming to fill the void of legitimacy, the “authorities” of the DPR and LPR invited dozens of “international observers” from countries such as Austria, Canada, France, Italy and Germany. None of them were […]
Politically biased election observation in Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics
Picture source: facebook.com/alexistarrade.AT Executive summary As the holding of “general elections” in the internationally non-recognised Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) ran counter to the Minsk agreements, the international community considered them as illegitimate and did not send any observers to monitor them. Aiming to fill the void of legitimacy, the […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #8
On 20 September 2018, the Ukrainian Parliament appointed 14 new members of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and, thus, all nominees proposed earlier by the President. At the same time, the Parliament dismissed 13 CEC commissioners whose terms formally expired already in 2014 (one member’s term ended in February 2017). The new CEC members are […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #8
Photo: Unian EDPE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #8 The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 8 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” concerns the increase of the composition of the Central Election Commission to 17 members and […]
Electoral reform in Ukraine: last chance for implementing
One of the key aspects of the electoral reform in Ukraine is the abolition of the parallel election system which should be replaced by a fully proportional parliamentary election system with open party lists. The application of a parallel system with a majoritarian component leads to preservation of an old political elite, thus the current […]