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2015
EOM
Presidential
Authorities should ensure that there is a clear separation of the State and partisan interest, equal treatment of contestants before the law and that the campaign is conducted in a fair and free environment. Authorities should ensure that campaigning is held in line with national legislation, including without abuse of official position, involvement of employees or other subordinate persons, and support for campaigning provided by state-subsidized associations.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election campaign
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to re-introducing monetary public funding, in view of enhancing equal opportunities of contestants. To increase the transparency and accountability and to enable voters to make an informed choice, the CEC could consider publishing comprehensive and disaggregated candidate reports on income and expenditures in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should ensure a clear separation of the State and candidate as well as guarantee equal treatment of contestants before the law. Campaigning should take place without abuse of official position, pressured involvement of employees, or support from state-owned enterprises or state-subsidized associations.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective exercise of the freedom of expression and to enable voters to make an informed choice, all candidates should be free to craft their campaign messages to the electorate within the limits of the law. Information about candidates or their programmes should not be subject to review by election commissions or any other body.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, the notification procedure for staging events should be applied equally to all stakeholders and be widened to include pre- and post- election activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The right to free assembly should be respected in relation to all electoral and political stakeholders before, during and after elections are held. The authorities should remove fees for holding any public events.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should ensure, through legal and administrative measures, that campaigning takes place without abuse of official position, pressure on public employees, or support from state-owned enterprises or state-subsidized associations.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to re-introducing direct public campaign financing as a means to level the playing field among candidates. Prospective candidates should be allowed to open campaign funds before registration to be able to finance activities related to signature collection and fundraise for their campaigns.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, campaign finance reports, including all income and expenditure, should be published in a timely manner. An independent, impartial and professional body should audit campaign finance reports on the basis of fair and objective criteria.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to introducing direct public campaign financing as a means to level the playing field among candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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