Presidential election only ‘partially correct and free’
Source: kyivpost.com (AFP) The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections considers the presidential elections of 1 and 15 November 2020 to be partially correct and free. The assessment is based on respect of the principles for free and fair elections set out in international treaties and conventions on civil and political rights and […]
Concerns over Hungary’s pending electoral code amendment
Ahead of Hungary’s next parliamentary elections scheduled for 2022, the Orbán-government submitted a new amendment to the electoral code on 10 November 2020. Along with a series of technical adjustments, the amendment seeks to change the conditions under which parties can register national lists for the election. The proposal comes as the main opposition parties […]
High civic activism despite pandemic, but issues at polling stations abroad and organized transportation of voters mar presidential runoff
Former prime minister Maia Sandu wins the presidential election with 57,74%, according to official figures. Source: sacbee.com (AP/ROVELIU BUGA) Promo-LEX Observation Mission presents the number of incidents on the second-round election day, reported by static observers from the sample of 608 polling stations, and the number of incidents extrapolated nationally. The main findings with regards to […]
Lowest turnout in 10 years due to weekend quarantine order
Source: atlanticcouncil.org (REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk) Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) Chairman Oleksiy Koshel noted that elections took place in seven city communities. In five of these communities, typical violations of electoral law were recorded, which did not significantly impact results. These included mistakes in commissions’ work, several examples of obstruction to observers’ work, including that of […]
Second round elections see similar violations and issues to first round, but of no significant extent to impact election results
OPORA civil network conducted independent non-partisan observation of the repeat mayoral election held on November 15, 2020 in Lutsk, Odessa, Sumy, Kherson, Kamianets-Podilsky of Khmelnytsky Oblast, Kramatorsk, and Ukrainka of Kyiv Oblast. In all localities, except Ukrainka, the runoff election was called because none of the candidates had won more than 50% of the votes […]
Over 1,000 detained again in Sunday protests
Riot police confront protesters near the grassroots memorial to Raman Bandarenka. November 15, 2020. Most of them were eventually detained, while several dozen were forced to find shelter in the neighboring apartment buildings. Photo: tut.by At least 1,127 protesters were detained yesterday across Belarus, as riot police and other law enforcement officers violently dispersed […]
INVITATION PRESS CONFERENCES: second round elections in Moldova and Ukraine
The second round of the presidential election in Moldova and run-off mayoral elections in Ukraine are taking place this Sunday, 15 November under the unique circumstance of a deepening COVID19 crisis. Association Promo-LEX (Moldova), Committee of Voters of Ukraine and Civil Network OPORA (Ukraine) will be conducting election day observations and share observation findings during several press conferences around […]
Moldova before the runoff elections: smear campaigning, disinformation, and accusations of voter fraud
The presidential election result in Moldova was greatly influenced by voters living outside of the Republic of Moldova, with two completely divergent election results emerged from this voter group, with voters in Transnistria overwhelmingly supporting Igor Dodon (74,24%), while only 4% of diaspora abroad voted for the incumbent. The run-off campaign was overshadowed by an […]
7. Interim report: worrying incidents ahead of run-off presidential election
Ahead of this Sunday’s run-off presidential election in Moldova, Promo-LEX observers underline the lack of explicit and exhaustive legal provisions in the Electoral Code to regulate the conduct of the second round of elections. Promo-LEX recorded cases of misuse of state resources, involvement of religious groups in election campaigning, use of undeclared finances, and violations […]
Moldova before the runoff elections: smear campaigning, disinformation, and accusations of voter fraud
Source: politico.eu The presidential election result in Moldova was greatly influenced by voters living outside of the Republic of Moldova, with diaspora voters abroad making up 11% of the overall votes cast in the first round. Two completely divergent election results emerged from this voter group, with voters in Transnistria overwhelmingly supporting Igor Dodon […]