21/06/2021 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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 | Election observation
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...
10/03/2021 | Election observation
A four-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), is to make a pre-electoral visit to Bulgaria on 11-12 March 2021 to assess the election preparations and campaign ahead of the 4th April parliamentary elections. In...
01/11/2020 | Election observation
Fundamental freedoms respected in competitive Georgian elections, but allegations of pressure and blurring of line between party and state reduced confidence, international observers say Georgia’s parliamentary elections were competitive and, overall, fundamental freedoms were respected...
22/10/2020 | Election observation
Due to the travel restrictions enacted by a number of member States regarding travel to the Republic of Moldova, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided not to maintain its scheduled election observation mission for the presidential election to be held in the...