4th Pre-election monitoring report of the parliamentary elections
This fourth report includes monitoring results using the framework of the Promo-LEX Observation Mission (OM) of the pre-election period focusing on the period of 23 January – 5 February 2019 in the run-up to the parliamentary elections taking place on the 24 February 2019.
Final Report concerning the early Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
The Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS) published the final findings of its observation of the April 11, 2018 Presidential election in Azerbaijan covering all major election processes – the nomination of candidates, pre-election campaigning, election day voting and vote counting.
New EPDE booklet on politically biased election observation
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) continues to fight the phenomenon of “politically biased observation”. A new EPDE publication shows how politically-motivated election observation tries to mislead the public around the globe. In 2018, biased observation missions “monitored”, among others, the presidential election and the regional elections in Russia, the illegitimate presidential election […]
OPORA’s observation of the Presidential election campaign in Ukraine
On 31 December 2018, presidential election campaign has official started in Ukraine. Registration of candidates and campaigning are main stages of the race in January 2019. Observers of Civil Network OPORA continued to analyze situation with campaign in regions, activities of the Central Election Commission, and maintained communication with law-enforcement bodies, aimed to prevent and […]
Long-term monitoring report on the Presidential election campaign
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) published its latest findings and recommendations based on its long-term monitoring of the presidential elections occurring on the 31st of March in Ukraine. 1. According to the CVU, the current Law “On Elections of the President of Ukraine” in general allows to organize the due electoral process and to hold […]
Fact Sheet-2018 On the Human Rights Situation in Azerbaijan
The Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS) prepared a report on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan covering the year 2018 based on publicly available and alternative sources of information. Their conclusion is that there has not been any progress in the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan in 2018.
Fact Sheet-2018 On the Human Rights Situation in Azerbaijan
The Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS) prepared a report on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan covering the year 2018 based on publicly available and alternative sources of information. In this summary EMDS concludes that there has not been any progress in the human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2018 and that the government has […]
Observation report of the presidential election campaign
OPORA has published its first observation report on the presidential election campaign where it has been recording the wide-scale early campaigning efforts organized by over ten potential candidates over the last few months. There remains some legal uncertainty about the character of such campaigning and there is also a problem of shadow campaign financing occuring […]
Long-term monitoring report on the run-up to the presidential elections
The latest long-term monitoring report on the presidential elections by the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) indicates that there remain some technical flaws with the current legislation concerning the presidential election. These include the lack of limits on the presidential candidates’ election funds and the possible appearance of a significant number of biased members […]
3rd Pre-election monitoring report of the parliamentary elections
Promo-LEX Association launched its third Observation Mission Report on the Parliamentary Elections of 24 February 2019. It reveals a series of worrying trends, in particular, intimidation of Promo-LEX observers, early start of electoral campaigns, misuse of administrative resources and offering of electoral gifts, defective reporting of expenditure by initiative groups, as well as other cases […]