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.
Alles schaut auf Russland!
Russian Interference, and Where to Find It – Anton Shekhovtsov (German version)
In Anton Shekhovtsov’s newest study, he identifies different factors that influence the occurrence of Russian interference in international elections. This article discusses elections in France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, and Sweden that took place in 2017-2018, and shows how different combinations of these factors produced different outcomes in terms of Russian meddling.
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 […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #12
On May 22, the Ukrainian Parliament refused to vote on changes to the electoral law as they were proposed on the same day by President Zelenskiy. This issue summarizes recent developments regarding the (non)reform of Ukraine’s electoral legal framework ahead of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for July 21, 2019.
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 2nd Statement – by 23:30
ISFED presents 2nd statement including assessment of the voting process and PVT results. According to it, while at majority of electoral precincts the Election Day was mostly free from any major violations, the voting process progressed amid tension, especially in electoral districts of Zugdidi and Marneuli. At or near several electoral precincts, physical and verbal […]
Freie Wahlen mit Hindernissen – die ukrainischen Präsidentschaftswahlen 2019
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 […]
ISFED By-Election 1st Statement – by 14:00
EPDE’s Georgian member ISFED is observing by-elections, which take place 19 May in several electoral districts in Georgia, and presenting its 1st statement about the opening of polling stations and the voting process. ISFED observers were free to access and observe almost all polling stations. They have reported that at majority of electoral precincts, openning […]