REPORT NO. 1 | Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections of 28 september 2025
on 22 July, the Promo-LEX Association launched the Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2025 and presented its first monitoring report which covers the period from 17 April to 21 July 2025. The report highlights the main trends from the pre-election period, recent legislative amendments, and potential risks to the fairness and […]
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 […]
Belarus | Four years of arbitrary detention – the crackdown on Viasna members must end
Four years after the detention of Viasna members Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, along with the EPDE and other organisations, urge the Belarusian authorities to uphold […]
Russia’s election watchdog and voter rights group disbands
Letzte unabhängige Wahlbeobachter in Russland geben auf
Defending Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age. EPDE at the Money in Politics Conference
EPDE board member Zosia Lutkiewicz, President of the Political Accountability Foundation, took part in the 2025 edition of the Money in Politics conference, held on 8-9 July in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The conference provided a focused platform for examining the growing vulnerabilities at the intersection of political finance and digital campaigning. This year, key […]
Future proofing election observation with EPDE’s ElectLab
The landscape of election observation is changing rapidly. While traditional monitoring methods remain essential, today’s observers face an increasingly complex array of hybrid threats to election integrity. From artificial intelligence and platform manipulation to foreign interference and data protection risks, the challenges demand new skills and approaches from election observers. Recognising the urgency of this […]
The movement in defense of voters’ rights “Golos” ceased activities in connection with the sentencing of its co-chairman Grigory Melkonyants
EPDE Establishes Advisory Council
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) proudly announces the formation of its Advisory Council. From July 2025, this new body will support the EPDE Board and Secretariat in shaping the platform’s strategic development, enhancing programmatic impact, and expanding partnerships that safeguard democratic values in Europe and beyond. The Advisory Council will play a key […]
Statement | No More Election Observation in Azerbaijan – And the EU is Partly to Blame
EPDE demands immediate and unconditional release of Anar Mammadli as politically motivated trial set to start on 7 July 2025. On 7 July 2025, the Baku criminal court will begin the main hearings in the trial of our colleague Anar Mammadli, co-founder of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), director of Azerbaijan’s only remaining […]