OPORA’s observation of the Presidential election campaign in Ukraine
On 31 December 2018, presidential election campaign has official started in Ukraine. Registration of candidates and campaigning are main stages of the race in January 2019. Observers of Civil Network OPORA continued to analyze situation with campaign in regions, activities of the Central Election Commission, and maintained communication with law-enforcement bodies, aimed to prevent and […]
Long-term monitoring report on the Presidential election campaign
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) published its latest findings and recommendations based on its long-term monitoring of the presidential elections occurring on the 31st of March in Ukraine. 1. According to the CVU, the current Law “On Elections of the President of Ukraine” in general allows to organize the due electoral process and to hold […]
Observation report of the presidential election campaign
OPORA has published its first observation report on the presidential election campaign where it has been recording the wide-scale early campaigning efforts organized by over ten potential candidates over the last few months. There remains some legal uncertainty about the character of such campaigning and there is also a problem of shadow campaign financing occuring […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]