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2015
EOM
Presidential
A comprehensive legal reform should be considered and developed on the basis of previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, including OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission Joint Opinions, and through an inclusive process with all relevant stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
As previously recommended, all relevant laws and decrees should be amended to ensure that any restrictions on fundamental freedoms have the character of exceptions, be imposed only when necessary in a democratic society, be proportionate to a legitimate aim and not be applied in an arbitrary and overly restrictive manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
To ensure a genuinely pluralistic composition of election commissions and to promote confidence in the election administration, consideration should be given to revising the system for nominating and appointing election commissions and to ensuring the inclusion of commission members nominated by contestants at all levels of the election administration.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Belarus
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
Authorities could reconsider the requirement for accreditation and allow journalists who are members of domestic media to work for foreign media and Belarusian media based abroad.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to extending the composition of the MSB to include representatives of private media and the BAJ to reinforce its independence and instil public confidence in the impartiality of its work. The MSB should be mandated and sufficiently resourced to conduct consistent monitoring of media campaign coverage to more effectively fulfil its role.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
The authorities should reconsider the mechanism of appointment of CEC members to ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place for its independence and impartiality and to improve public confidence in the election administration.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Detailed procedures for aspects left unregulated by the Electoral Code should be developed by the CEC to enhance accountability, inclusiveness, transparency, security and integrity of the process and to ensure clear and uniform rules for lower-level election commission.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
The blanket denial of suffrage rights of citizens in pre-trial detention or serving prison terms regardless of the severity of the crime committed should be reconsidered to ensure proportionality between the limitation imposed and the severity of the offense committed. The blanket restrictions on the suffrage rights of persons declared mentally incompetent should be removed or decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on specific circumstances.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Prior to election day, voters should be able to inspect the voter register and request changes to their information. The final voter lists should be published along with disaggregated information. Observers and candidate representatives should be given access to voter lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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