10/06/2024 | Election observation
The 9 June simultaneous early parliamentary and European elections in Bulgaria were free and competitive, offering voters a pluralistic range of choices. While the electoral procedures were well-managed, voter turnout reflected a significant lack of enthusiasm, with only a third of voters...
03/06/2024 | Election observation
A 9-member delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Oleksii Goncharenko (Ukraine, EC/DA), will travel to Bulgaria from 7 to 10 June to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections on 9 June. The delegation will meet the team of election...
09/05/2024 | Election observation
A North Macedonia’s presidential run-off and parliamentary elections were competitive and an extensive and pluralistic campaign helped voters to make an informed choice, but marred by negative rhetoric with nationalistic slogans, as well as shortcomings in the legislation and insufficient...
30/04/2024 | Election observation
A 21-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to North Macedonia from 6 to 9 May to observe the parliamentary elections and second round of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE...
25/04/2024 | Election observation
North Macedonia’s presidential election campaign was competitive and fundamental freedoms including media freedom were respected, but important areas of the presidential contest that included campaign rules, access to the media, and allocation of state funding are not regulated, undermining the...
22/04/2024 | Election observation
A 14-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to North Macedonia from 22 to 25 April to observe the conduct of the presidential election on 24 April, alongside observers from the OSCE’s Office for...
28/03/2024 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), concluding a visit to North Macedonia (25-28 March 2024), noted that the period ahead of the elections has been stable and elections are expected to meet democratic standards. It also understood that the...
21/03/2024 | Election observation
A six-member, cross-party PACE observer delegation, led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), is to make a pre-electoral visit to North Macedonia on 26-27 March 2024 to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country on 24...
24/01/2024 | Election observation
Members of PACE who have participated in election observation missions met this week on the margins of the winter plenary session to discuss ways of improving this aspect of the Assembly’s work – and supported the creation of a permanent informal network to share experience, expertise...
18/12/2023 | Election observation
Although Serbia’s early parliamentary elections offered voters a choice between political alternatives and freedoms of expression and assembly were generally respected, pressure on voters as well as the decisive involvement of the President and the ruling party’s systemic advantages undermined...
12/12/2023 | Election observation
A 23-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), will travel to Serbia from 15 to 18 December to observe the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the European...
27/11/2023 | Election observation
A team of PACE pre-election observers, ending a two-day visit to Serbia, has noted a highly polarised campaign ahead of next month’s early parliamentary elections, marked by an unprecedented level of negative campaigning and fearmongering, attacks against the opposition and journalists and...