Webinar: Between Loyalty and Resistance: Media in Georgia’s Polarized Election | 17 OCT 2024 | 3 PM CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to invite to our third webinar on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia. With less than two weeks until e-day, this webinar focuses on the media landscape in the run-up to Georgia’s pivotal parliamentary elections. The media in Georgia has long faced pressure from politicians, but […]
Disinformation and Foreign Interference in Moldovan Elections
On October 20, 2024, Moldova will not only hold its presidential elections and a Constitutional Referendum but will also face a critical test of its resilience against hybrid threats. With the Kremlin opposing Moldova’s EU accession goals, the election period is vulnerable to disinformation, propaganda, and covert provocations. In this second Moldova Policy Alert, Petru […]
Interim Report of Pre-Election Monitoring in Georgia (27 August – 30 September)
Introduction The next parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held on October 26, 2024. For the first time in the country’s history, Georgian citizens will elect the highest representative body through a proportional electoral system, which will play a decisive role in the composition of the government, along with the election of the President of […]
Webinar: Georgia’s Countdown to E-Day: Campaign Peaks and Pitfalls | 10 OCT 2024 | 3 PM CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to invite to our second webinar on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia. With less than three weeks until Georgia’s pivotal parliamentary elections, this webinar aims to explore the critical issues affecting the nation’s democratic development and European integration. The electoral campaign is marked by increasing […]
Webinar: Overview of the Electoral Campaign in Moldova: Civic Observation and Media Reporting | 8 OCT 2024 | 3 PM CET
We kindly invite you to the second pre-election briefing, hosted by the EPDE in partnership with Promo-LEX Association on political and legal framework guiding presidential elections and constitutional referendum on EU integration in Moldova. The second in a series of EPDE webinars in anticipation of Moldova’s election will offer a comprehensive look at the electoral […]
The Ramp Alone Is Not A Solution For Accessibility: Inclusion Options in the Post-War Electoral Process Discussed in Kyiv
(Original article published by Civil Network OPORA) The Electoral Code adopted in 2019 guarantees the accessibility of the election process for people with disabilities and low-mobility citizens. However, polling stations in Ukraine still remain non-inclusive, while the number of people with disabilities is growing due to Russian aggression against Ukraine, with infrastructure being destroyed. These […]
Welcoming EPDE’s New Members from Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is excited to announce the expansion of our election observer network with the addition of three esteemed organizations: Expert Forum EFOR (Romania), Institute of Public Environment Development IPED (Bulgaria), and MEMO 98 (Slovakia). These organizations were unanimously elected during the 2024 General Assembly, further reinforcing EPDE’s representation among […]
REPORT NO. 3 | Observation Mission: presidential elections and republican constitutional referendum October 20, 2024
Promo-LEX Association released today the third report from the Observation Mission (OM) regarding the presidential elections and the constitutional republican referendum scheduled for 20 October. This report includes insights gathered between 18 September and 1 October. The report mainly highlights the commencement of the electoral campaign, the legal framework pertinent to this process, the performance […]
WHDC Side Event: Implementing Electoral Recommendations: How to Improve the Follow-up Framework for OSCE Participating States
Panel Recap: Electoral Reform – Turning Recommendations into Action On October 1, EPDE hosted a side event at the Warsaw 2024 Human Dimension Conference on improving the framework of the implementation of electoral reform recommendations in the OSCE region. The conversation centered on the pivotal role that election observation missions play in strengthening electoral integrity […]
Unofficial Pre-Election Campaign Monitoring Report for the 2024 Parliamentary Elections
Parliamentary elections in Georgia are scheduled for October 26, 2024. In accordance with the legislation of Georgia, the official pre-election period began 60 days before the election day – August 27; however, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (hereinafter ISFED) began monitoring the pre-election processes across the entire country, inclusive of 73 electoral […]