Armenia | Anatomy of a Threat: Phone Calls, Emails, and the Same IP Trace
On 3 June, 2026, EPDE member Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor (HCAV) made public that it received telephone and electronic threats related to the upcoming elections on June 7. Analyses of language and IP addresses suggest a foreign origin of the threats. From Norayr Alekyan, HCAV IT Specialist. The threats began with phone calls. Starting at 15:19, […]
How a Turkish Propagandist Powers a Russian Campaign Targeting Armenia’s Elections
Azerbaijan | Victims of a Decade of Repression Going Unheard, a Roadmap for Europe
As the Parliamentary Assembly prepares to adopt a new text on the silencing of independent voices in Azerbaijan, its findings echo what the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan, has documented: a decade of repression. The case Anar Mammadli, co-founder of the EPDE and head of Azerbaijan’s only independent election observation organization EMDS, shows the […]
Training in Zambia: Strengthening Youth Participation in Elections
On 27-29 May 2026, the European Exchange and the EPDE, together with its local partner the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), brought together youth-focused and election-related civil society organizations in Lusaka, Zambia, for a three-day training on youth participation in democratic and electoral processes. The training united project managers, civic educators, and election practitioners to […]
Armenia | Foreign interference within the context of elections: Statement by the “Independent Observer”Alliance
The “Independent Observer” Alliance issued a statement on foreign influence in Armenia’s elections. In the Armenian context, it takes three distinct forms, each with unique implications: Countering foreign hybrid threats against a democratic state in the context of free and fair elections. According to Article 23 of the RA Electoral Code, conducting a pre-election campaign […]
Romania | Political Party Financing in 2025 and the Urgent Need for Reform
An English long summary of the report is available on the website of Expert Forum (EFOR).
Analysis: The Government Crisis and Manipulation on TikTok
Monitoring Report: April–May 2026 Authors: Mădălina Voinea (Digital Programs Coordinator, Expert Forum), Vlad Adamescu (Co-Chair, Center for Democracy and Good Governance), Monirul Hassan (Independent Researcher, Computer Science) In a period of political crisis, Romanian TikTok feeds have become an information battlefield. The researchers analysed 23,599 viral political videos from the beginning of the year. Of […]
Serbian Local Elections: Vote at Your Own Risk
Webinar: Who Controls the Narrative? Information Integrity and Electoral Resilience Lessons from Moldova for Armenia 2026
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in cooperation with Transparency International Anticorruption Center, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor, and the Promo-LEX Association, hosted the webinar “Who Controls the Narrative? Information Integrity and Electoral Resilience Lessons from Moldova for Armenia 2026″. The session built on Moldova’s experience from 2024–2025 elections and explored information space challenges Armenia […]
Georgia’s Political Party Finance in 2025
44 political parties submitted information on their 2025 annual revenues and expenditures to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, although only 25 of them reported financial turnover. Twenty-one political associations reported no revenues during the reporting period, while 19 reported no expenditures. EPDE member ISFED presents an analysis of the finances of Georgia’s political parties in 2025. – The total […]
