Analytical Report № 2: Nomination Process for Candidates and Political Party Lists
Administrative penalties that may be levied on members of election commissions are relatively minor in comparison to the severity of their transgressions. Often, holding commission members administratively responsible is indicative of efforts to conceal more serious violations of electoral laws, such as falsification of electoral documents and ballot rigging.
Local Election in Russia, 13.09.2015: Golos’ Report No.1
Analytical Report №1. Local Elections on September 13, 2015 Russian Federation The Interregional Public Foundation for Civil Society Development “Golos-Ural,” a subsection of the Movement for the Defence of Voters’ Rights “Golos” (hereinafter referred to as “Golos”) conducts a long-term election observation program for the elections scheduled in the Russian Federation for September […]
EPDE strongly protests against house searches at EPDE member organization GOLOS
Moscow,7 July 2015: On Tuesday morning, 7 July at 6.30 house searches have been conducted at the private flats of Grigori Melkonjanc, deputy director of the EPDE member organization GOLOS, Roman Udot, senior expert of the organization and Tatiana Troinova, director of the inter-regional foundation GOLOS. Documents and technical devices have been confiscated. Later the […]
Lithuanian IESC with EPDE and Promo-Lex observed local elections in Moldova, June 2015
Expert Assessment of Short-term Election Observation Mission to 14 June 2015 Local Elections in Moldova carried out by the International Elections Study Center (IESC) in cooperation with EPDE and Promo-Lex General information on observation On 12 June 2015, the International Elections Study Center (IESC) in partnership with the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and […]
Expert Assessment of Short-term Election Observation Mission
On 12 June 2015, the International Elections Study Center (IESC) in partnership with the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and Moldavian NGO Promo-Lex deployed an international expert mission to Local Elections in Moldova that were held on June 14, 2015. The mission was composed of 20 experts, who observed the election processes on the […]
Armenian constitutional amendments raise civil society concerns
STATEMENT OF ARMENIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INITIATED BY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Yerevan, June 5, 2015: On September 4 2013, the President of Armenia Serj Sargsyan issued a decree to establish a Specialized Commission on Constitutional Reforms under the President’s office to draft amendments to the Armenian Constitution. […]
Bashir Suleimanli released after a presidential pardon in Azerbaijan
Bashir Suleimanli, deputy director of EMDS Baku has been released after a presidential pardon in Azerbaijan. We are glad for Bashir and his family! Anar Mamadli and more than 100 other political prisoners still remain under custody. Please find more informationhere
EPDE observed Estonian parliamentary elections on 1 March 2015
Vote counting, 2015 Estonian parliamentary elections, Tallinn EPDE together with observers from the Association Golos, Russia, observed the parliamentary elections in Estonia held on 1 March 2015. The observers group have been deployed to Tallinn and to the northern regions of the country. They met with the National Election Committee, the ODIHR expert mission, other […]
Freedom for political prisoners in Azerbaijan – no preferential treatment for Ilham Aliev
Foto: Franziska Senkel, Berlin EPDE demands an immediate release of Anar Mammadli, Chairman of the independent Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) and the Board member of EPDE, as well as a release of almost 100 other political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Anar Mammadli and his deputy Bashir Suleimanli were detained in Baku after […]