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2020
Georgia
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Post-Election political standstill, flawed electoral complaint practices, and the one-party parliament
Belarus
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Final observation report shows electoral process did not comply with international standards
Russia
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'International experts' endorsed controversial all-Russian voting on constitutional amendments
Ukraine
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Half of the elections marked by voter bribery schemes and incidents of this increased significantly
Moldova
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High civic activism despite pandemic, but issues at polling stations abroad and organized transportation of voters mar presidential runoff
Ukraine
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Second round elections see similar violations and issues to first round, but of no significant extent to impact election results
Moldova
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Moldova before the runoff elections: smear campaigning, disinformation, and accusations of voter fraud
Ukraine
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Interim report before run-off elections: need to revise system for processing and publishing election data
Belarus
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Immediately release Viasna members and activists! Stop criminal proceedings against protesters!
Georgia
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Georgia to investigate physical attacks and intimidation of political party candidates, women, and journalists
Ukraine
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Local elections were highly competitive, violations specific to communities but not centrally planned
Ukraine
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Election alert #1 - Local elections in Ukraine - a challenging context and a test for Zelensky’s party
Ukraine
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On the eve of local elections: agitation violations, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-COVID measures in the regions
Moldova
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Fourth interim report: Surge in hate speech, use of administrative resources, and electoral bodies ignore safety requirements
Ukraine
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Need for urgent guidance on COVID19 measures and related procurements ahead of local elections
Ukraine
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Legal uncertainty, illegal campaigning, and confusion over procedures - summary of the first month of the election campaign
Moldova
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Third interim report: Polling stations abroad set up according to civil society recommendation
Ukraine
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CSO statement of concern over draft law that may remove oversight provisions over campaign finance
EU
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Call to reconsider allocating a seat in the EED Board to the far-right political group in the European Parliament
Moldova
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National Extraordinary Public Health Commission disregarded public consultation process, anti-COVID measures too broad
Moldova
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CEC and CICDE failed to accomplish all activities foreseen in their 2016-2019 Strategic Plans
Ukraine
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EPDE calls for authorities to refrain from interfering in the activities of the CEC ahead of local elections
Belarus
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Call for an end to violence in Belarus and need for political dialogue with mediation of the OSCE
Ukraine
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Decision to not hold local elections in certain constituencies of GCA Donetsk and Luhansk is a disenfranchisement of voters
Belarus
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Human rights activists call to end arrests, violence and use of weapons against peaceful civilians
Belarus
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Representatives of Belarus’ biggest independent media outlets urge authorities to end persecution of journalists
Ukraine
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Changes to Election Code secure voter rights and counteract electoral fraud, but also pose risks to the electoral system
Belarus
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Over 250 protesters arrested during protests sparked by denial of rival candidates' registration
Azerbaijan
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Police use excessive force dispersing protests and government crackdown on independent voices continues
Belarus
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HRDs insist on immediate release of all activists charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code
Belarus
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MEPs 'deeply worried' by nationwide crackdown and discriminatory election processes ahead of Presidential election
Moldova
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Promo-LEX records lowest rate of party finance reporting to the CEC for 2019 compared to 2014-2018
Azerbaijan
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Administrative arrests and abuse against opposition activists continue amid COVID lockdown regime
Belarus
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Persistence of discriminatory approaches in the formation of territorial election commissions
Belarus
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CEC turns down opposition groups’ applications and hinders opposition candidates from running for the Presidency
Ukraine
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Election Code changes: Need to prioritize amendments on local elections and have parliamentary expert dialogue
Armenia
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Policy Alert # 3 - Armenia to expand proportional representation to municipal elections with tri-partisan bill
Georgia
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Coordinated domestic network of false media pages on Facebook operating with political intentions
Poland
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Changes to electoral law need substantial improvements to align with international democratic standards
EPDE Publication
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Fake election observation as Russia's tool of election interference: The Case of AFRIC
Armenia
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Policy Alert # 2 - Changes to Armenia’s Political Party Regulation: toward more transparent party financing
EPDE Publication
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Problematic International Observation of the Azerbaijani 2020 Parliamentary Elections
Ukraine
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Kharkiv region by-elections: OPORA records some violations but generally campaign meets basic democratic standards
Russia
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Election alert # 3 - Constitutional amendments in Russia – risk of a legal chaos
Azerbaijan
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Pressure against independent observers, candidates and journalists during and since elections
Germany
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Stricter regulation of election campaign financing and party donations needed in electoral law reform
Azerbaijan
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