Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 13085 | 21 January 2013

Signatories:

Mr Yanaki STOILOV, Bulgaria, SOC ; Lord Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom, SOC ; Ms Josette DURRIEU, France, SOC ; Mr Tadeusz IWIŃSKI, Poland, SOC ; Mr Pietro MARCENARO, Italy, SOC ; Mr Patrick MORIAU, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria, SOC ; Mr Björn von SYDOW, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain, ALDE

Origin

2013 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 17.5.5, insert the following paragraph:

"With regards to the Electoral Code and electoral process:

in order to apply Council of Europe standards and to answer the identified concerns and recommendations of the OSCE, the Bulgarian Parliament should adopt amendments to the Electoral Code in order to ensure the equality and transparency of the electoral process and free and fair parliamentary elections in the summer of 2013."