Video observation of the voting process – a threat or a solution for transparent elections?
Image source: pixabay The context Two weeks before Moldova’s presidential election, on October 16, the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections called on the Central Election Commission (CEC) to ensure the operation of video observation on the whole of Election Day. This request came against the backdrop of growing allegations from the opposition and […]
Local elections were highly competitive, violations specific to communities but not centrally planned
Civil Network OPORA reports that according to preliminary results, local elections were highly competitive and generally complied with legislation. Ukrainian citizens had a wide and diverse choice among candidates (parties), which were provided with sufficient conditions and resources to conduct large-scale election campaigns. Violations were specific to certain communities and could have an impact on […]
Main issues on voting day – voter bribery and attempts to falsify the vote
Polling station closed for cleaning. Image source: facebook.com/cvu.ngo During today’s briefing, the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) presented a report on the results of monitoring on voting day. CVU experts noted that as of 6pm, the most serious problem detected was voter bribery. During the preparation stages of the election campaign, evidence of systems […]
Election alert #1 – Local elections in Ukraine – a challenging context and a test for Zelensky’s party
Photo: unian.info (REUTERS) The upcoming local elections in Ukraine will take place in a very challenging context. First, the electoral legislation, which was adopted too close to the voting day – on July 16 (Venice Commission recommends „no legal changes in the year prior to elections“), introduces a lot of innovations and changes, to […]
Concrete measures should be taken to reduce pandemic risks in parliamentary elections
Image source: isfed.ge The undersigned organizations are responding to the current severe epidemiological situation in Georgia. We would like to express our utmost concern and sorrow for the people who are infected and have passed away from the coronavirus. Along with the soaring infection rate, it seems the government is finding it more difficult […]
On the eve of local elections: agitation violations, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-COVID measures in the regions
On the eve of local elections: violation of campaigning rules, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-epidemic measures in the regions Local authorities still have time to implement standardized protection against COVID-19 in elections, regardless of current differences in means supply at election commissions and polling stations in communities. Unfortunately, within the public activities of parties […]
Basic problems before the voting day – results from long-term monitoring
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) presented results of its long-term monitoring during a press conference two days before the local elections. CVU Chairman Oleksiy Koshel noted that the number of candidates is almost the same as the number of candidates in 2015, but there are many more parties. This is due to the […]
Is Russia interfering in Ukrainian elections?
OPORA appealed to the European Solidarity party for e-mails that allegedly involve its communication with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which were mentioned by public sources on 9 October. Having received the data, OPORA asked two independent organizations, particularly the Digital Security Lab (Ukraine) and the public statements. On 9 October 2020, Civil Network OPORA learned on […]
Analytical information on October 25 president’s public poll
On 13 October 2020, the President of Ukraine has announced in his video message a nationwide poll with 5 questions, to be held at polling stations. This was also reported on website of the President. Since the head of state didn’t specify the legal grounds for such initiative, it should be divided into two components: what has already […]
Human rights coalition adds more persons to political prisoners list
Human Rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich. Image source: tut.by Three political prisoners released from pre-trial detention after Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to the KGB prison on October 10 have been placed under house arrest. Four more were subjected to less stringent restrictions, known as release on own recognizance. As a result, Illia Salei, Vitaly Shklyarov and Liliya Ulasava will be […]