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Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The electoral legislation should ensure and contain safeguards to protect the freedom of expression in election campaigns, including the right to campaign in minority languages, in line with international standards and OSCE commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To strengthen the electoral participation of persons with disabilities, political parties should provide their programmes, campaign messages and materials in formats appropriate, accessible and easy to understand by persons with various types of disabilities. Legal or financial incentives could be introduced to encourage accessible campaign content.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to further enhance transparency and public trust in the process, it is recommended that KNAB decisions, including those imposing sanctions, be published in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Considerations could be taken to reviewing the legislation to prevent multiple donations to individual parties within coalitions.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to requiring all electoral contestants to provide reports on their campaign income and expenses before election day, according to a standardized template and within an acceptable time limit. These could be made public, in a timely manner, in order to improve transparency and accountability.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, consideration could be given to requiring all electoral contestants to open dedicated bank accounts for campaign financing, through which all campaign transactions should be made.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and oversight of campaign finance, consideration could be given to requiring electoral contestants, including third parties, to provide public reports on both campaign income and expenditures during the campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance oversight mechanisms, consideration could be given to requiring all electoral contestants to open dedicated bank accounts for campaign financing, through which all campaign transactions should be made.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and public trust in the process, the law could be amended to require publication of all KNAB decisions related to the election campaign, subject to reasonable exceptions pertaining to privacy and personal data protection.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing additional criteria for the allocation of state funding to political parties to promote the political participation of under-represented groups, including in the period between elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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