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 […]
Promo-LEX: End of campaign marked by increase in cases of misuse of administrative resources and potential voter corruption
Report no. 4 of the Promo-LEX Observation Mission for the General Local Elections from 5 November notes perpetuation of practice of legal framework problematic interpretation and implementation. In the last two weeks of the electoral campaign, the activism of competitors has increased significantly, as has the number of cases that can be qualified as misuse […]
Project report: European voters together for electoral integrity
The project «European voters together for electoral integrity» was funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme “Europe for Citizens”. Read the short report on our events and activities below. Download the report below OpenDocument
Promo-LEX: Misuse of administrative resources and involvement of officials in electoral activities – third report by the observation mission
In Report No. 3 of the Observation Mission (OM) for the general local elections from 5 November, Promo-LEX notes a significant rise in cases that could be qualified as misuse of administrative resources, a greater involvement of civil servants in campaign activities and non-reporting of full campaign expenditures by electoral competitors. Promo-LEX OM appreciates in […]
Civil Network OPORA and IFES present a roadmap for electoral reform in Ukraine
While Russia’s all-out war of aggression continues and martial law is in force, holding elections in Ukraine is not allowed by its legislation and presently unfeasible. However, though elections are on hold, electoral reform should advance as soon as possible. Considering the scale of the challenges for Ukraine’s next elections, the Verkhovna Rada and other […]
“Overall efficient conduct of elections amidst an uneven playing field” – Preliminary report by Polish citizen election observers on Sunday’s elections
EPDE member Political Accountability Foundation (PAF) presented their findings and recommendations after observing the voting day of the parliamentary elections and the national referendum in Poland. Executive Summary The parliamentary elections held in conjunction with the national referendum can be assessed as exceptional in terms of voter turnout at 74.38%, a sign of remarkable voter […]