Preliminary report snap parliamentary elections
The Akanates (Eyewitness) is a domestic, non-partisan observation initiative founded in 2018 by Transparency International Anticorruption Center, Journalists’ Club Asparez, “Restart” Scientific and Educational Foundation and Law Development and Protection Foundation. More about the network and their observation methodology here. In this preliminary report the Akanates observation mission observed preparations of CECs, TECs, PECs, generally […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Threats to Election Day – evaluation of election preparations and security concerns’
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted its fourth closed expert roundtable discussing issues that might pose a threat to the upcoming snap parliamentary elections. Immediate concerns include the post-war security situation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the short term for organizing the elections. Despite these threats, Armenia is currently facing an important milestone in […]
Third interim report early parliamentary elections
The Promo-LEX observation mission identifies an increasing number of issues in the organization and conduct of the election campaign for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. Observers criticize the CEC’s decision on setting up too few polling stations abroad and for not following the legal criteria provided for this in the Electoral Code. […]
Observers condemn CEC decision on setting up polling stations abroad
The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections condemns the illegal and irresponsible decision of the Central Electoral Commission to open only 139 polling stations abroad for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections requests CEC to: urgently amend Decision No 4966 of 5 June 2021 on the establishment […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Political party landscape and campaign messaging’
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted its third closed expert roundtable, during which leading Armenian political commentators and experts analyzed the main political actors in the current election campaign, their campaign messaging, and what their chances are in the upcoming elections. The election results are not easily predictable, while the election campaign is […]
Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2021
Summary of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” report: in May, the authorities continued to actively prosecute people for political reasons. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, since August 2020, more than 3,000 criminal cases have been opened for violating the procedure of holding mass events and protests; according to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, during […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Electoral reform – the present state and future steps’
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted its second closed expert roundtable to discuss how the electoral reform process has gone so far, what the present state of electoral reform is, and what the future reform steps following the 20 June election might be. The recently adopted package of electoral reforms went through a […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Accessibility of Elections Under Pandemic Conditions’
In the run up to the 20 June early parliamentary election in Armenia, the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted a closed expert roundtable to discuss the accessibility of elections under the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as general issues of accessibility that existed even prior to the pandemic outbreak, including access for vulnerable […]
Second interim report early parliamentary elections
Promo-LEX Association published its Second Report of of its Observation Mission of the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. The report contains electoral findings reported by observers between 12 and 25 May 2021. The main aspects covered by the report: Perpetuated Trends in the Election Campaign As of 26 May 2021, CEC registered eight contenders (six […]
Concept on how the feasibility of holding elections in Donetsk and Luhansk can be determined
On May 11, 2021, the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeals declared illegal and annulled the decision of the Central Election Commission on the non-feasibility of holding the first round of local elections of local deputies to certain village, commune and city councils of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, as well as the respective village, commune and […]
