Challenges of pre-election campaigning in the first post-war elections
Enabling Ukrainian immigrants to vote abroad is a significant concern in post-war elections. There are 8.5 million forcibly displaced Ukrainians registered in European countries, with more living abroad. Facilitating the election process abroad poses challenges, such as maintaining accurate voter lists and limited campaigning methods. Messaging apps and social media are crucial for reaching Ukrainians […]
STATEMENT on reviewing the constitutionality of the Șor Party
Promo-LEX Association published a statement on draft law No 232 of 10.07.2023 on the amendment of certain regulations implementing some considerations contained in the Constitutional Court Decision No 10/2023 on reviewing the constitutionality of the Șor Party. The statement reads: In principle, Promo-LEX Association appreciates the authors’ initiative to amend the legal framework to ensure […]
Report and video: The financing of political parties in 2022 in Romania
In order to better understand the Romanian legislation General Statistics In 2022, party revenues and expenses were similar to those of the previous year and lower than in electoral years. Fiscal data available for 93 parties indicate total revenues of 276.7 million lei, respectively expenditure of 239.7 million lei. Of these, 27 parties reported zero income. […]
European electoral management bodies and experts call for support to Ukraine over voting rights for war-displaced voters in post-war elections
The European Union, Member States and election bodies need to explore the possibilities to provide support for Ukraine to ensure millions of displaced voters from the Russian aggression can vote in postwar, according to a dialogue of European lawmakers, election management bodies and experts. This was the major recommendation of a Parliamentary Electoral Dialogue hosted by the […]
Call for trainers: ISFED, EPDE member, is looking for experts for training election observation organizations
EPDE member ISFED is looking for trainers. The deadline for application is 14 June 2023. Please see their job posting below: The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is seeking a trainer to co-develop and conduct trainings on follow-up and advocacy strategies for CSOs engaged in domestic election observation. The trainings are […]
Draft law on Georgian Electoral Commission composition dismissed by election monitors
EPDE member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy – ISFED in alliance with Transparency International Georgia issued a statement on the draft law concerning changes to the composition rule of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The statement reads: On May 8, 2023, the parliamentary majority submitted a draft law to the parliamentary bureau, […]
Webinar: Risks and Opportunities in the European Elections
We kindly invite you to the fourth webinar of our new project “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) on 25 April 2023 at 4pm. Register here to join the Zoom webinar. This webinar provides an overview of the risks and opportunities of the European Parliament elections in 2024. Particular attention will be […]
Report on local elections on March 26 2023 in Armenia
On 26 March 2023, local elections were held in Sisian community of Syunik region and Ani community of Shirak region.The elections covered 55 settlements. In both communities, the previous elections had taken place on 25 September 2022, however, the mandates of none of the political forces elected in the council of elders were enough to […]
GNDEM: Statement of Solidarity with CeMI in Montenegro
The Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) condemns in the strongest terms the violent threats made on 24 March 2023 against the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI), an independent non-partisan citizen observer organization and GNDEM member. These threats seek to undermine the rights of not only CeMI, but of other credible civic organizations, […]
New EPDE publication “Active Citizens for a Vibrant Democracy”
This study compares citizen election observation regulations across the EU and identifies common challenges and possible responses to those. The recommendations of this study seek to enhance the regulation of independent citizen election observation and advocate for the introduction of OSCE recommendations and implementation of standards regarding citizen election observation into EU and EU Member […]