Statement | EPDE calls for strong EU response to crackdown on election observers ahead of Georgia’s Local Elections
On 27 August 2025, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office froze the bank accounts of seven independent NGOs including EPDE member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, marking a dangerous escalation in the government’s systematic dismantling of civil society. This attack on fundamental rights demands an immediate, forceful, and public European response. The asset freeze goes […]
GNDEM Condemns Continued Efforts by the Georgian Government to Close Civic Space and Undermine Citizen Observers
The Global Network for Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) once again condemns the continued efforts by the Georgian government to close civic space, limit basic freedoms and undermine the activities of citizen observers. Most recently, at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, a Tbilisi City Court judge froze bank accounts of at least seven non-governmental organizations, including […]
Georgia: Despite Asset Freezes and Repressions, Georgian NGOs Will Continue Our Work
EPDE member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy responds to the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office freezing the assets of seven independent organizations, calling the move an illegal act undermining fundamental rights and Georgia’s European integration path. “The asset freeze of seven independent organizations represents yet another illegal act by Ivanishvili’s government. It violates fundamental human […]
Webinar: Hate Speech During Electoral Campaigns: Monitoring and Response Tools | 3 September 2025 | 14:30 CET/15:30 EEST
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the fourth webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. With Moldova’s election just a month away, hate speech in campaign rhetoric remains a challenge for election managers, media regulators, and observers. […]
2025 Municipal Elections in Georgia: Assessment of the Pre-Election Environment
Key Findings and Conclusions The next municipal elections in Georgia are scheduled for October 4, 2025. Citizens registered across 64 municipalities will have the right to elect both representative bodies (Sakrebulos – municipal councils) and executive bodies (mayors) of local self-government units. The official pre-election period commenced on August 5, 2025. With this report, ISFED […]
Providing Insights into the Kremlin’s Obstruction of Elections – Domestically and Worldwide | EPDE and REM Launch Partnership
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) announces a new strategic partnership with the Russian Election Monitor (REM), an initiative providing an independent regional perspective on Russia’s electoral landscape, often overlooked in Moscow-centred narratives. The cooperation aims to deepen the understanding of the Kremlin’s methods of electoral manipulation and disinformation, while supporting efforts to safeguard […]
Webinar: Voter Lists and Voting Abroad: Accessibility, Accuracy, and Integrity | 15 August 2025 | 14:30 CET / 15:30 EEST
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the third webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. The third webinar explores the critical topics of voter registry management and diaspora voting in the context of the upcoming Parliamentary Election, […]
Strengthening Moldova’s Electoral Defenses: Legal Reforms Ahead of 2025 Parliamentary Elections (extended version)
The Republic of Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025. The result of these elections will be a determining factor of whether Moldova continues its European Integration process or faces further challenges on this path. After the 2024 presidential elections and referendum, several updates have been included in the legislation governing the Moldovan […]
Strengthening Moldova’s Electoral Defenses: Legal Reforms Ahead of 2025 Parliamentary Elections
The Republic of Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025 and their result will be a determining factor of whether Moldova continues its European Integration process. Following the 2024 presidential elections and referendum, and the multiple hybrid attacks aimed at undermining the integrity of the electoral processes, the Moldovan authorities made several significant […]
Ukraine: Analytical note on legislative initiatives on changing electoral systems for local and parliamentary elections
Since the beginning of summer, discussions on post-war electoral legislation have intensified in the Ukrainian political establishment. In late June, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk noted that the parliament is developing a bill on organizing elections after the end of the war. Almost simultaneously, in late June and early July, two […]