CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: TRAINER ON DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR CSOs
Terms of reference for the conduct of a training on Developing Communication Strategy to be held in Georgia between 20 and 22 August 2018. Background One of the leading CSOs in Georgia, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is an independent, member-based, non-partisan, non-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Since 1995, ISFED carries out a mission to […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #7
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 7 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” concerns the renewal of the Central Election Commission. On 5 July 2018, the Ukrainian Parliament failed to renew the Central Election Commission (CEC). Only 189 out of […]
„Fake Observation“ is a point of entry into political corruption
On 9 July 2018, within the 27th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Berlin, the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) held the side event “New Challenges to the International Election Observation”. The event, which took place in the historic Reichstag building of the German Bundestag, was hosted by Isabel Santos, Vice […]
New EPDE booklet on biased observation
In recent years, we have witnessed the increasing phenomenon of “biased observation” – a form of more politically-motivated election observation whose chief objective is to mislead the public regarding the regularity of some political process or the legitimacy of an election result. Striking examples were the “referendum” on Crimea in March 2014, the “elections” in […]
IFES-OPORA Updates Joint Paper on Reform Priorities for Elections, Referendums and Political Finance
Photo: IFES IFES and Civil Network OPORA prepared an updated version of the “Legal Reform Priorities for Elections, Referendums and Political Finance” paper that was initially developed in June 2017. The original paper represented consensus among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on a core set of principles and reform priorities, and helped to inform and […]
Promo-LEX and Civic Coalition criticize new accreditation process for observers in Moldova
PUBLIC APPEAL on limited transparency in the process of adoption and abusive content of the CEC Decision no. 1694 of 12 June 2018 on Amending and Supplementing the Regulation on the Status of Observers and the Procedure for their Accreditation Chisinău, June 19, 2018 The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections […]
Recommendations for Improvement of Electoral Environment by ISFED
ISFED, together with GYLA and TI-Georgia presented a package of priority recommendations for improvement of electoral environment in Georgia. The recommendations derive from the findings of election observation of the three organizations and shortcomings identified in practice during monitoring. The two packages of recommendations cover the issues of political party finance and regulations in the […]
EPDE experts at European Parliament: mixed election system promotes corruption
Brussels, 07.06.2018 The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and four of its member organisations (ISFED, Promo-LEX, OPORA, CVU and HCA Vanadzor) today took part in the Euronest Conference on electoral reform in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. The conference was hosted by Rebecca Harms, Co-President of the Euronest PA, at the premises of the European […]
Follow-up on electoral reforms in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
On 7 June 2018, the European Parliament’s Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in cooperation with the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) holds the experts’ discussion „Follow-up on electoral reforms in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine” in Brussels. The event focuses on the electoral reforms in three association countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood Ukraine, Georgia […]
Severe sanctions against four members – EPDE contributed to disclosure
Photo: Unian The Committee on Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has found that four of its members have “seriously breached” the Code of Conduct of the organisation, and ruled that all four should be temporarily deprived of a number of rights in the Assembly. This includes the […]