12/07/2021 | Elections
Moldova’s early parliamentary elections were well managed amidst an improved legal framework and voters were offered a wide choice of alternatives, but concerns over the impartiality of the election authorities undermined trust while inadequate campaign finance rules left potential breaches...
06/07/2021 | Elections
A 18-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Stefan Schennach (Autriche, SOC), will travel to the Republic of Moldova to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections on 11 July, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
06/07/2021 | Elections
A 12-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to Bulgaria from 10 to 12 July to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the...
21/06/2021 | Elections
Armenia’s early parliamentary elections were competitive and well-managed within a short time frame. However, they were characterised by intense polarisation and marred by increasingly inflammatory language from key contestants, as well as by the sidelining of women throughout the campaign...
16/06/2021 | Elections
A 20-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Georgios Katrougalos (Greece, UEL), will travel to Armenia to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Office for...
11/06/2021 | Elections
A pre-electoral delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Chişinău on 10 and 11 June to assess the election campaign and the preparations for the early parliamentary elections to be held on 11 July 2021. The visit took place in a deeply polarised...
09/06/2021 | Elections
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), is to make a pre-electoral visit to the Republic of Moldova on 9-11 June 2021 to assess the election preparations and campaign ahead of the 11th July parliamentary...
26/04/2021 | Elections
The Albanian parliamentary elections were characterized by a lively and inclusive campaign, thanks to a legal framework that helped ensure respect of fundamental freedoms. At the same time the campaign saw authorities taking advantage of public office and allegations of pervasive vote buying...
15/04/2021 | Elections
An 18-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD), will observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections in Albania, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Office for Democratic...
05/04/2021 | Elections
Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections were competitive and efficiently run despite the difficult circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and fundamental freedoms were respected. However, the massive use of state resources gave the ruling party a significant advantage, and a lack of editorial...
29/03/2021 | Elections
An 18-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Office for Democratic...
12/03/2021 | Elections
A pre-electoral delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Sofia to assess the election campaign and the state of preparations for the parliamentary elections to be held on 4 April 2021. The PACE pre-electoral delegation recalls that the Assembly has...