Interim report of 9 February 2020 early Parliamentary Elections
EMDS observed during its LTO that restrictions on political freedoms and the freedom of speech continue ahead of the 9 February 2020 early Parliamentary Elections and that the current Election Code does not provide for a genuine competitive environment. Numerous violations concerning the nomination and registration of candidates, predominantly against opposition candidates, were also observed.
Rapport: Organisert «valgobservasjon» i pseudo-stater
New ‘new’ Election Code – which system will be used in future Ukrainian elections?
Peculiarities of electoral system for parliamentary elections The Election Code suggests to use an open-list proportional representation system for organization of parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Voters will be able to vote for a party and, additionally, for a certain candidate in regional list of this party. Only parties that overcome the 5% national threshold will […]
OPORA Statement on Adopting Electoral Code Upon its Second Review
Civil Network OPORA hereby welcomes the efforts of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to build a dialogue and reach a compromise on the Electoral Code. Political legitimacy of the law is an important element of building public trust to the institute of elections. Second review of the Electoral Code does formally complete a lengthy process for […]