Open research project on domestic election observation in the EU
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) seeks an international expert or expert team to conduct research and publish a comparative study on EU-wide as well as national regulations concerning domestic election observation across the European Union. The focus of this research will be to analyze existing legislation and legislative gaps on both the […]
Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2021
Summary in November, the authorities continued to prosecute individuals on politically motivated charges. Viasna knows the names of at least 143 people convicted in politically motivated criminal trials during the month; as of December 1, 888 political prisoners were held in prisons; the number continues to increase steadily; members of the Human Rights Center […]
Findings of the Promo-LEX Observation Mission on the Second Round of New Local Elections of November 21
The second round of local elections in Moldova took place this Sunday, 5 December, except in Balti constituency where the CEC decided to not hold second round elections after a candidate’s registration was annulled, which left only one candidate in the race. In the other five constituencies, the voting was organized efficiently and was […]
Legalized vote tourism threatens next year’s parliamentary election in Hungary
An amendment passed by the Hungarian parliament in November introduced a new legal definition of ‘residence’: instead of the place where the citizen lives, it now stands for little more than a contact address in official communication. Though the change may appear minor and administrative, it could have far-reaching consequences for the upcoming parliamentary elections. […]
OPINION on suspending the second round of local elections
Association Promo-Lex OPINION of Promo–LEX Observation Mission for the New Local Elections on suspending the second round of elections on 5 December 2021 in Bălți Constituency PromoLEX disagrees with the CEC decision to suspend second round local elections for the mayoral race in Bălți Constituency. The second round was suspend after the Shor Party candidate’s registration was annulled […]
Webinar: Tackling illegal and harmful content online
How to effectively and systematically tackle illegal and harmful content online? In the European Union, including Slovakia, there are intense discussions on how to crack down on online content that constitutes criminal offenses and threatens the public interest. The spread of disinformation, child pornography, cyberbullying, and hate speech online is causing incalculable damage in the real […]
Project coordinator – Integrity of elections in the EU
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) seeks a part-time project coordinator for an EU project aiming to strengthen the integrity of elections within the EU. Within this project, several reports shall be produced investigating issues relating to electoral integrity on both the EU-level and the national level of seven EU-member states; public round tables […]
Discussion Summary – Ongoing 2021 municipal elections
The first two dates for Armenia’s autumn 2021 municipal elections have passed, October 17 and November 14, but one more Election Day is taking place on December 5. In this expert debriefing hosted by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), election experts outlined the context of these elections, initial findings concerning its conduct so […]
Ausschreibung – Forschungsprojekt zu deutscher Wahlrechtsreform
Die Europäische Plattform für Demokratische Wahlen (EPDE) sucht eine internationale ExpertIn oder ein Expertenteam für die Durchführung eines Forschungsprojekts zu der Wahlrechtsreform in Deutschland. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Forschung wird die Analyse der bestehenden Gesetzgebung, der Gesetzeslücken und der Empfehlungen für Gesetzes- oder Verfahrensreformen sein, die von deutschen ExpertInnen, internationalen Institutionen (GRECO, Venedig-Kommission, OSZE ODIHR) und […]
Policy Alert #10 – Two Down, One To Go: Armenia’s 2021 Local Elections
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