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Germany „Fake Observation“ is a point of entry into political corruption

July 16, 2018

On 9 July 2018, within the 27^th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Berlin, the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) held the side event “New Challenges to the International Election Observation”. The event focussed on biased election observation as well as the shrinking space for independent CSO observation.

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New EPDE booklet on biased observation

July 13, 2018

In recent years, we have witnessed the increasing phenomenon of “biased observation”. EPDE reacts to this trend with the new publication "Politically biased election observation—a threat to the integrity of international institutions". The booklet comprises analyses and recommendations that help to identify and react to any kind of politically influenced election observation.

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Russia Reactions on the listing of EPDE as an "undesirable" organisation in the Russian Federation

March 20, 2018

EPDE's protest against the decision, taken by the Ministry of Justice on 13 March 2018, to classify it as "undesirable organization" is supported by a number of organisations and international actors.

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Ukraine IFES-OPORA Updates Joint Paper on Reform Priorities for Elections, Referendums and Political Finance

The paper represented consensus among CSOs on a core set of principles and reform priorities, and helped to guide CSO efforts in promoting electoral reform.

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Moldova Promo-LEX and Civic Coalition criticize new accreditation process for observers in Moldova

Promo-LEX and several other members of the Civic Coalition call the urgent repeal of CEC Decision, complicating the election observers' accreditation and activity.

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Georgia Recommendations for Improvement of Electoral Environment by ISFED

ISFED, together with GYLA and TI-Georgia presented a package of priority recommendations for improvement of electoral environment in Georgia.

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Brussels EPDE experts at European Parliament: mixed election system promotes corruption

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and four of its member organisations took part in the Euronest Conference on electoral reform in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova of the European Parliament, hosted by Rebecca Harms, Co-President of the Euronest PA.

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