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Belarusian Parliamentary elections will take place on 17 November 2019. According to the latest report by the EPDE members Belarusian Helsinki Committee and Human Rights Center “Viasna”, the absence of legislative guarantees of the proportional representation in the election commissions of all political actors involved in the elections results in arbitrary and discriminatory treatment in respect of opposition parties and movements.

Earlier this week ISFED and partner NGOs have released a statement about the ongoing electoral reform working group and proposed legislative changes drafted by the Georgian Dream.

The Promo-LEX notes that the holding of a consultative referendum on 24 February 2019 is not based on an explicit legal framework. 

On November 21, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) published a report of pre-election monitoring of the runoff of the 2018 presidential election, covering the period from October 29 to November 19.

Given the increased role of social media in election campaigns and the use of Facebook for discrediting electoral contestants and illegal campaigning in Georgia, ISFED is conducting a pilot Social Media Monitoring project for the 2018 Presidential Elections in Georgia.

ISFED responds to the statement made by the presidential candidate of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili claiming that on November 9-10 and 11, she and her children received death threats through voice and text messages.

ISFED released on 8 November a statement summarizing the post-election observation of complaints and adjudication process by the election administration.

ISFED issued report, covering the final stage of the pre-election period between October 1 – 24. The reporting period was marked with abuse of administrative resource combined with intimidation.

The document mainly covers the period of September 9-30 but it also summarizes certain events that affected the electoral process beyond the reporting period.