Webinar | After the Vote: FIMI Tactics and Their Reach in Moldova and Armenia | 6 July | 14:30 CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is pleased to invite you to the webinar “After the Vote: FIMI Tactics and Their Reach in Moldova and Armenia” on 6 July at 14:30 CET. Following elections in both Moldova (2025) and Armenia (2026), this session assesses the foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) campaigns that targeted both votes […]
When Election Officials Become Fake Observers
The European Platform for Democratic Elections has identified 29 current or former representatives of Election Management Bodies (EMB) who have participated in “fake” (politically biased) election observation activities in the OSCE region between March 2024 and October 2025. In elections lacking genuine competition, independent scrutiny, or basic democratic safeguards, they praised procedures, endorsed official results, […]
Money in Politics Conference: EPDE in Chișinău
The fourth edition of the Money in Politics conference, held on 16–17 June 2026 in Chișinău, brought together electoral oversight bodies and civil society from across Europe to address the growing challenges of political finance in the digital age. EPDE partners were among the key voices: Building on the Romanian experience, Septimius Pârvu (Expert Forum, […]
Armenia | Preliminary Assessment of the Observation of the National Assembly Elections
The domestic election monitor alliance “Independent Observer”, which includes EPDE member Helsinki Citizens’ Committee – Vanadzor, published a report on the preliminary assessment of its observation mission. The observation mission is conducted with the financial support of the European Union, the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (GMF TF), Sweden, and the Democracy Development Foundation. The elections […]
Russian Election Monitor: Update on Preparations for the State Duma Vote
The Russian Election Monitor published its latest Election Update on preparations for the 2026 State Duma elections. Russia is preparing for the State Duma vote. The newly appointed Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that the voting will span three days — a norm in Russian elections since the COVID-19 pandemic — from 18 to 20 September […]
Ukraine | Updating the State Voter Register in the Context of Relocation of Citizens: Scale, Behaviours, and Barriers
Ukrainian EPDE member Civil Network OPORA conducted a nationwide survey of Ukraine’s adult population to explore the issues around the State Voter Register and the ways to update it. The study demonstrates the significant impact of the war on migration patterns and highlights citizens’ demand for the protection of their voting rights. It is critical […]
Armenia | Reference Note on the Voting Day Processes of the 7 June 2026 National Assembly Elections
EPDE member Transparency International Action-Corruption Center (TIAC), as part of the Akanates Observation Mission, published a reference note on the observation of the voting day of the parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia held on June 7, 2026. Within the framework of the mission, 712 observers were engaged, monitoring the voting process across the […]
Putin got the nightmare result – now Russia is reacting
Armenia: European election experts stand in solidarity with Armenian citizen election observers
Parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia, 7 June 2026 Yerevan, 8 June 2026 The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED, Georgia), the European Dialogue and Democracy Association (EDDA Norway), Promo-LEX Association (Moldova), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) […]
