Position of the Batory Foundation’s Teams of Experts on the Act of Law amending the Electoral Code
The Batory Foundation wishes to express a deepest concern, and to draw attention to the threats connected with the change of electoral rules implemented by the Act dated 11th January 2018 on the amendment of certain acts of law in order to enhance the citizens’ participation in the process of electing, functioning and controlling certain […]
Promo-LEX Analysis on level of implementation of the recommendations
Promo-LEX analyzes the level of implementation of the recommendations made by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to the Republic of Moldova with Regards to the Draft Laws Amending and Supplementing Some Legislative Acts (electoral system for parliamentary elections). The Assosiation found out that […]
Opinion of the Promo-LEX Association: Only 12 out of 32 European Recommendations Regarding the Mixed Electoral System were Implemented
Promo-LEX Association’s analysis alerts on irregularities in Parliament’s implementation of recommendations regarding the mixed-member electoral system provided by the Venice Commission and by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Accepting the recommendations does not necessarily mean implementing them As of today, only 12 out of 32 recommendations were implemented. In fact, out […]
Golos: More than half of the 121 recommendations of OSCE/ODIHR on elections have not been implemented
Photo: Golos More than half of the 121 recommendations of OSCE/ODIHR on elections have not been implemented. The Golos Movement analysed the reports of the organization following the results of five federal elections in Russia from 2003 to 2016. The worst situation can be found in the regulation of agitation and media work: only […]
New Golos report on the nomination and registration of candidates for the Presidential election (part 1)
Photo: Golos Conclusions A positive change compared to the 2012 presidential elections is a significant reduction in the required number of signatures to be collected by candidates in support of their nomination (down from 2.0 to 0.1 million for candidates nominated by non-parliamentary parties, and to 0.3 million for self-nominated candidates). However, in […]
Local elections in Belarus: Report on monitoring the registration of candidates for deputies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – according to the CEC2, 17,542 nomination groups were registered, which is 99.9% of the total number of nominations. In the previous local elections of 2014, the registration percentage was 99.7%; – the election commissions did not create significant obstacles to the registration of nomination groups, with almost all groups having been registered. […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #4
The introduction of an exclusive first-past-the-post voting system, as proposed in Draft Law No. 7366, would fundamentally contradict the goals of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity and the commitments of the ruling coalition. It would also oppose the will of the majority of Ukrainians, who, according to a recent poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre, are […]
Report on monitoring the registration of candidates for deputies
A total of 22,713 candidates for local councils of the twenty-eighth convocation have been nominated, which almost equals the number nominated during the last local elections of 2014 (22,784). Most candidates were nominated by citizens through signature collection — 15,172, which represents 66.8% of the total number of nominees, labor collectives — 5,356 (23.6%), political […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform In Ukraine #4
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. The fourth issue of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” analyzes the controversial Draft Law No. 7366 which advocates to replace the current mixed electoral system with a fully majoritarian system. On December 6, 2017, Member of Parliament […]
Opinion of Promo-LEX Association
Photo: Promo-LEX Promo-LEX Association is alarmed by the trends that take shape in the society – when certain important national public authorities limit the citizens’ right to initiate a referendum, as well as to freely express their opinions in a democratic exercise. We think that such tendencies do not pursue a legitimate aim and […]