OPINION on holding the republican referendum on the same day with the parliamentary or presidential elections
The Promo-LEX Association recommends the Parliament to review its initiative on the possibility of holding the republican referendum and the parliamentary or presidential elections simultaneously, in the context of the re-examination of the draft law, included in the agenda of the plenary session on Thursday, 18 January. The Promo-LEX considers that art. 184 para. (2) of […]
Statement of Solidarity with Observers in Serbia and its Concern over Attacks on CRTA
The Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) expresses its deep concern with increasing attacks on the nonpartisan citizen election observers, the observers’ vehicle was smashed by unknown assailants at a local police station as they were reporting election irregularities. GNDEM stands in solidarity with CRTA and all nonpartisan citizen election observers who face threats against their […]
Statement: On the road to the European Union. ISFED’s vision on steps to be taken by Georgia regarding elections
On December 14, the European Council supported the decision and granted Georgia the status of a candidate. On November 8, the European Commission presented a report on the EU enlargement package, which includes nine steps that will determine Georgia’s further progress in the process of European integration. Some of the nine steps are continuations of […]
Electoral reform in Armenia: Always room for improvement
In this recently published Policy Alert, expert Tigran Mughnetsian sheds light on the draft bill on amendments to the electoral code and provides recommendations for improvements. The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia, has proposed amendments to the electoral code and other legal acts to enhance existing regulations. These […]
EMDS issued a statement regarding the snap presidential elections
The Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) has assessed the legal and political environment concerning holding the extraordinary presidential election on February 7, 2024. It observes that while the decree to hold the election 14 months before the time was in line with the Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, these measures do […]
European election observers convened 6 months ahead of the European Parliament Elections
Brussels, 8 December 2023: Six months ahead of the 6-9 June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections Election-Watch.EU organised an in-person workshop for an EU wide network of election experts and observers. In the framework of the Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies (SEEEDS) project this workshop offered the exchange of ideas and lessons learned on how best to […]
Statement on the launch of an expert election* observation mission in Belarus on February 25, 2024
The Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign announces the launch of an expert mission to monitor the elections* of deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation and local Councils of Deputies of the twenty-ninth convocation, which will be held in Belarus on February 25, 2024. Since 2008, […]
EPDE elects new board
On November 28th, EPDE members gathered in Brussels to shape a common strategy, discuss upcoming elections, and address challenges anticipated in the years ahead. The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to announce the newly elected board, representing three organizations from the network. The new members, hailing from Poland, Georgia, and Germany, will […]
FURIC 2023 Conference in Brussels
First Follow-up on Recommendations’ Implementation Conference took place in Brussels On 28-29 November 2023, the first annual Follow-up on Recommendations’ Implementation Conference (FURIC) organized by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) took place in Brussels. The conference featured a high-level public session as well as closed expert sessions. The recording of the high-level public […]
Promo-LEX: Electoral campaign for the second round more apathetic, but still marked by misuse of administrative resources
Promo-LEX Association published on Friday, 17 November, the Report no. 5 of the Observation Mission for the Local Elections from 5 (19) November 2023, which presents findings on the work of electoral bodies, examination of contestations and notifications, performance of competitors, including their financial reporting, as well as use of hate speech in the campaign […]