Call for trainers: ISFED, EPDE member, is looking for experts for training election observation organizations
EPDE member ISFED is looking for trainers. The deadline for application is 14 June 2023. Please see their job posting below: The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is seeking a trainer to co-develop and conduct trainings on follow-up and advocacy strategies for CSOs engaged in domestic election observation. The trainings are […]
Draft law on Georgian Electoral Commission composition dismissed by election monitors
EPDE member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy – ISFED in alliance with Transparency International Georgia issued a statement on the draft law concerning changes to the composition rule of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The statement reads: On May 8, 2023, the parliamentary majority submitted a draft law to the parliamentary bureau, […]
Webinar: Risks and Opportunities in the European Elections
We kindly invite you to the fourth webinar of our new project “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) on 25 April 2023 at 4pm. Register here to join the Zoom webinar. This webinar provides an overview of the risks and opportunities of the European Parliament elections in 2024. Particular attention will be […]
Report on local elections on March 26 2023 in Armenia
On 26 March 2023, local elections were held in Sisian community of Syunik region and Ani community of Shirak region.The elections covered 55 settlements. In both communities, the previous elections had taken place on 25 September 2022, however, the mandates of none of the political forces elected in the council of elders were enough to […]
New EPDE publication “Active Citizens for a Vibrant Democracy”
This study compares citizen election observation regulations across the EU and identifies common challenges and possible responses to those. The recommendations of this study seek to enhance the regulation of independent citizen election observation and advocate for the introduction of OSCE recommendations and implementation of standards regarding citizen election observation into EU and EU Member […]
GNDEM: Statement of Solidarity with CeMI in Montenegro
The Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) condemns in the strongest terms the violent threats made on 24 March 2023 against the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI), an independent non-partisan citizen observer organization and GNDEM member. These threats seek to undermine the rights of not only CeMI, but of other credible civic organizations, […]
Ex-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Joins the Party as Cambodian Election Observer
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Webinar: Accountability in the European Elections
We kindly invite you to the third webinar of our new project “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) on 28 March 2023 at 4pm. Elections to the European Parliament (EP) are regulated by the national legislations of all 27 Member States as well as EU-level regulations. When looking at the issue of […]
Excessively long prison sentences for EPDE members following politically motivated trial
On 3 March 2023, the verdict in the trial against our jailed colleagues from Viasna was announced. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich, Uladzimir Labkovich have been sentenced to 10, 9, and 7 years, respectively, for their legitimate human rights activities. The defendants have been held as political prisoners since July 2021. The […]