Referendum 2022: Analytical report on election campaigning
SUMMARY The referendum and related events remain out of the attention of the general public. The attitude to the referendum is characterized as “indifferent and hostile” and a tendency to boycott is noted. Among the reasons for such an attitude are the general tense atmosphere in society due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the continuous repression […]
Schröder must pay!
Mr Former Federal Chancellor, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has ordered a war of aggression against Ukraine. His air force is bombing places all over the country, the ground troops are advancing deeper and deeper. Mr Schröder, you yourself demand: “The war and the suffering it causes for the people of Ukraine must be stopped […]
EU states must second sufficient observers to ODIHR’s EOM
22 February 2022 As a group of leading election observer groups from across the EU and Hungarian civil society organisations, we are calling on OSCE participating States, and particularly those within the EU, to honour the recommendations made by OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and second long-term and short-term […]
Joint statement to OSCE States
European election observers and Hungarian civil society organisations call on EU Member State governments to honour OSCE ODIHR’s recommendations and second election observers to Hungary for the parliamentary elections on April 3 22 February 2022 To EU Member State Governments – As a group of leading election observer groups from across the EU and Hungarian […]
Monitoring of political financing
Romanian election watchdog See all the info-graphics at All materials were prepared as part of the project “European voters – together for electoral integrity” and funded by the European Union as part of the Europe for Citizens (EfC) programme. Project partners: Germany: European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) Poland: Political Accountability […]
No opposition nominees selected for PEC seats
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections“ released an analytical report on the formation of precinct election commissions for the National Referendum scheduled for February 27, 2022. None of the nominated opposition representatives (42 persons) secured a seat on the commissions. SUMMARY […]
Expert Seminar: Transparency in Campaign Finance in Poland (in Polish)
The issue of financing political parties and election campaigns is often and vividly discussed in public debate. The observation of current phenomena in regard to election campaign finance is of fundamental importance for the discourse, development of new solutions, and their effective implementation. Are you interested in issues related to political financing? Do you want […]
Formation of TECs ahead of constitutional referendum
The domestic election observation mission by “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released its first report on the formation process of territorial election commissions (TECs) ahead of the constitutional referendum in Belarus. SUMMARY territorial election commissions (hereinafter – TECs) are one of the key mechanisms for holding a referendum in accordance with international principles of […]
Monitoring of political party subsidies
Romanian election watchdog You can find more information about subsidies at www.banipartide.ro/subventii See all the info-graphics at This campaign is part of the project “European Voters – together for electoral integrity” All materials were prepared as part of the project “European voters – together for electoral integrity” and […]
First report on the eve of referendum
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released the first observation report on the National Referendum scheduled for February 27, 2022 SUMMARY: the referendum is taking place against the backdrop of a profound socio-political crisis that began immediately after the 2020 presidential […]
