Preliminary report snap parliamentary elections
The Akanates (Eyewitness) is a domestic, non-partisan observation initiative founded in 2018 by Transparency International Anticorruption Center, Journalists’ Club Asparez, “Restart” Scientific and Educational Foundation and Law Development and Protection Foundation. More about the network and their observation methodology here. In this preliminary report the Akanates observation mission observed preparations of CECs, TECs, PECs, generally […]
‘We never concealed our critical position’ These German NGOs helped students and people with disabilities, but now they’re banned as ‘national security threats’ in Russia
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Third interim report early parliamentary elections
The Promo-LEX observation mission identifies an increasing number of issues in the organization and conduct of the election campaign for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. Observers criticize the CEC’s decision on setting up too few polling stations abroad and for not following the legal criteria provided for this in the Electoral Code. […]
Promo-LEX Observation Mission for early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021 – Third interim report
Observers criticize the CEC’s decision on setting up too few polling stations abroad and for not following the legal criteria provided for this in the Electoral Code. They also note an increase in misuse of state resources and that most parties failed to declare some of their campaign expenses, amounting to a total of approx. […]
Observers condemn CEC decision on setting up polling stations abroad
The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (CALC) condemned the illegal and irresponsible decision of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) made on 5 June to open only 139 polling stations abroad for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. The decision has been amended and the number has been increased to 146, but […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Political party landscape and campaign messaging’
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted its third closed expert roundtable, during which leading Armenian political commentators and experts analyzed the main political actors in the current election campaign, their campaign messaging, and what their chances are in the upcoming elections. The election results are not easily predictable, while the election campaign is […]
Observers condemn CEC decision on setting up polling stations abroad
The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections condemns the illegal and irresponsible decision of the Central Electoral Commission to open only 139 polling stations abroad for the early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021. The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections requests CEC to: urgently amend Decision No 4966 of 5 June 2021 on the establishment […]
Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2021
Summary of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” report: in May, the authorities continued to actively prosecute people for political reasons. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, since August 2020, more than 3,000 criminal cases have been opened for violating the procedure of holding mass events and protests; according to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, during […]
Roundtable summary: ‘Electoral reform – the present state and future steps’
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted its second closed expert roundtable to discuss how the electoral reform process has gone so far, what the present state of electoral reform is, and what the future reform steps following the 20 June election might be. The recently adopted package of electoral reforms went through a […]