Elections*2024. Preliminary analytical report on the results of monitoring the elections of deputies on a single voting day on February 25, 2024
The expert elections*2024 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus. CONCLUSIONS A single voting day was introduced […]
Webinar: Enhancing participation of mobile EU citizens in the European Parliament Elections
We kindly invite you to the first webinar of the project “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) in 2024, which will take place on March 19, 2024 at 4 pm. This year’s topic is the participation of mobile EU citizens in the European Elections 2024. EU mobile citizens are EU […]
Report on the results of monitoring the election* campaigning
The expert elections*2024 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus. CONCLUSIONS – the canvassing stage, as well […]
MEPs urged not to recognize the results of the Belarusian elections*
On February 8, the European Parliament adopted an urgent resolution on Belarus, in which the deputies expressed, among other things, their position on the elections* in Belarus, which are to be held on February 25. The European deputies called on the EU and the international community not to recognize the results of the Belarusian elections to the House of […]
Report on the results of monitoring the nomination and registration of candidates
The expert election*2024 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus. CONCLUSIONS the nomination and registration of candidates took […]
Preliminary Statement: Results of Observation on Early Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
EMDS observed that the pre-election campaign lacked genuine competition among political forces, diminishing the political engagement in the country and denying voters a real choice among diverse political perspectives, which is essential for a free and fair election. The organization also identified persistent issues with the election commissions, including unresolved allegations of voter list inaccuracies […]
Outlook ahead of Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections
Independent international consultant Tamara Sartania provides insight into electoral system, election administration, electronic voting technologies, undecided voters and heated rhetoric in Georgia. The next parliamentary elections in Georgia are set to take place on October 26, 2024. The elections will be conducted under the newly introduced fully proportional electoral system, and all 150 members […]
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 […]
