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EPDE New EPDE publication "Russian Interference, and Where to Find It"

April 18, 2019

In Anton Shekhovtsov’s newest study, he identifies different factors that influence the occurrence of Russian interference in international elections. This article discusses elections in France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, and Sweden that took place in 2017-2018, and shows how different combinations of these factors produced different outcomes in terms of Russian meddling.

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Ukraine Conclusions from E-Day by CVU

April 01, 2019

The Committee of Voters in Ukraine (CVU) found no systemic violations during E-Day. Those violations that were recorded included violations of voting procedures by the members of the precinct election commissions, inaccuracy of the voter lists, illegal campaigning, and photographing of the filled-in ballots by voters.

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Ukraine Statement of OPORA on E-Day and Parallel Vote Tabulation

April 01, 2019

The Civil Network OPORA found that the election took place in competitive environment and in compliance with basic standards of genuine elections, whereas cases of breaking national law failed to present any constraints for citizens to exercise their right to vote and be elected.

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Armenia Final Report of the "Akantes" Observation Mission of the Snap Parliamentary Elections

The final report of the long-term and short-term "Akanates" ("Eyewitness") Observation Mission of the 2018 Snap Parliamentary Elections in Armenia indicates that the elections were held in an atmosphere of a free, competitive and peaceful electoral contest, which essentially differed from the national elections held in previous years.

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Ukraine Observations from E-Day by OPORA

The Civil Network OPORA recorded several cases of illegal issuance of ballots to voters who did not provide correct identifying documents and observed that the performance of the election commissions was affected by lacking knowledge of procedures. The election process has so far been peaceful and observers had free access to polling stations.

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Ukraine Preliminary findings by OPORA of the Election Day

The Civil Network OPORA observed violations of election regulation regarding the secrecy of the vote, with ballots being photographed and procedural violations such as multiple individuals entering an election booth together. Cases of illegal canvassing were also recorded.

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Ukraine Preliminary findings of CVU of the Election Day

The Committee of Voters in Ukraine (CVU) recorded illegal conduct of exit polls outside polling stations; an increased number of photos being taken of ballot papers, which is prohibited by law; inaccuracies in voter lists; use of unapproved identification documents by voters.

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Ukraine Press Briefing by Opora at our Media Center, Kyiv

The Civil Network OPORA summarized their findings of the election campaign at EPDE's Media Center in Kyiv, emphasizing worrying trends in the appointment of members of election commissions and the transparency of the Central Election Commission, along with the failure of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute election legislation violations.

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