EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #13
Photo: Reuters The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 13 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” informs about the recent adoption into law of the Draft Electoral Code No. 3112-1 which provides for the introduction of a proportional electoral system […]
ISFED statement on proportional elections with no threshold
On June 24, Georgian Dream Chair Bidzina Ivanishvili publicly announced about the initiative to hold the 2020 parliamentary elections under proportional system and with no electoral threshold. Civil society in Georgia has been demanding the move to proportional system for many years now. As a result of the recent developments in the country, urgent change […]
New EPDE publication “Russian Interference, and Where to Find It”
In Anton Shekhovtsov’s newest study he identifies different factors that influence the occurrence of Russian interference in international elections. Each case of Russian interference is special and quite the opposite of routinised practice, as suggested by the mainstream media. When assessing Russian meddling, Shekhovtsov argues that we need to consider the following five factors: – […]
How should the Council of Europe treat Russia?
imago/imagebroker Stefanie Schiffer speaks in Deutschlandfunk about a threat to the credibility of the Council of Europe if the sanctions against the Russian Delegation are lifted without any improvement of the situation in Crimea and the Donbas. Please find the full interview with Stefanie Schiffer under the following link.
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #12
Photo: president.gov.ua The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 12 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” summarizes recent developments regarding the (non)reform of Ukraine’s electoral legal framework ahead of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for July 21, 2019. On May […]
ISFED Final Statement on By-Election
Voting Process and PVT Results The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) was monitoring the May 19 by-elections and extraordinary elections through nearly 240 short-term observers and 10 mobile groups in all twelve electoral districts.ISFED observers were represented at all electoral precincts in the electoral districts of Zugdidi, Marneuli and Mtatsminda, where they […]
ISFED by-election 1st statement
Photo: isfed.ge The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is monitoring the May 19by-elections and extraordinary elections through nearly 240 short-term observers and 10 mobile groups in all twelve electoral districts. ISFED observers are represented at all electoral precincts in the electoral districts of Zugdidi, Marneuli and Mtatsminda, where they are monitoring the […]
Free elections with obstacles – the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections
By Stefanie Schiffer (European Exchange, Berlin) The 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections once again proved, for the sixth time in a row, that Ukrainian democracy is solid enough to allow a peaceful transfer of power. Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko accepted his defeat and cleared the way for his successor Volodymyr Zelensky. A look at the […]
Findings and conclusions: Presidential elections in Ukraine 2nd round
Image source: Civil Network Opora After the second round of the Presidential election in Ukraine, EPDE once again invited Ukrainian and international election experts to discuss the findings of international and citizens’ election observations and to reflect upon conclusions drawn from the two rounds of elections. Numerous speakers spoke of this election as a […]
Statement of OPORA on the Second round of the Presidential election
According to the provisional results of the long-term and short-term observation of the regular Presidential election in Ukraine (conducted since October, 2018), the Civil Network OPORA reports that the electoral process was of a competitive nature. The voting process and the period of pre-election campaigning mostly complied with the basic international standards of democratic […]