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Project 1: Supporting electoral
standards, especially in pre-electoral periods
The goal is to build better compliance with electoral standards. The project’s aims are to:
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Prepare electoral administrations to better fulfil their tasks;
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Prepare NGOs to better fulfil their role as observers and provide constructive criticism about the electoral process;
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Make voters aware of their role in the functioning of democratic elections and increase their participation;
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Bring electoral legislation and implementation in line with European standards (principally, the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters);
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Ensure media freedom is better respected during electoral periods and that the right of all candidates to have access to the media are observed.
Activities include:
Reviewing electoral legislation with central electoral commissions, parliaments, competent ministries and, if necessary, representatives of political parties, mainly through legal appraisals provided by the Venice Commission; Training election administrators and observers, producing training and information material in local language(s); Working with the media on issues specific to elections/campaigns.
Documents:
Eastern Partnership Council of Europe Facility (DoA)
Eastern Partnership Project on Support to Free and Fair Elections (DoA)
Council of Europe Project Co-ordinators for the Electoral component of the Eastern Partnership Facility:
Mr François Friederich,
Head of Electoral Assistance and Census Division, Directorate General of Democracy (DG-II)
francois.friederich@coe.int
Ms Ana Rusu,
Electoral Assistance and Census Division, Directorate General of
Democracy (DGII)
ana.rusu@coe.int
For activities of the Enlarged Agreement on Democracy Through Law (“Venice Commission”):
Mr Pierre Garrone,
Head of Elections and Referendums Division
pierre.garrone@coe.int
M. Gaël Martin-Micallef,
Elections and Referendums Division
gael.martin-micallef@coe.int
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