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Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should develop and implement mechanisms to ensure a clear separation between the State and party, so as to prevent candidates from using the advantage of their office for electoral purposes. Local authorities should not take an active role in campaign events and should be limited to ensuring equal access of electoral contestants to public resources.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Unreasonable restrictions on the freedom of expression should be eliminated from the legal framework. In particular, citizens should be able to freely comment on the president and other state officials without fearing imprisonment. Candidates should have the right to freely comment on other candidates without undue concern that they could face de-registration.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State media should make greater efforts in its news and current affairs programmes to provide impartial and balanced coverage of political parties and candidates. Additional current affairs programmes could be aired and coverage of incumbents could be reduced. Consideration could be given to legally guarantee the holding of televised debates between the nationwide lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure the right of peaceful assembly and the free communication of information about political ideas between candidates and citizens, as well as to avoid arbitrary implementation of the law, the PEL should be amended to permit all types of election campaigning to be conducted without unreasonable restriction.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should take steps to counter any form of pressure on voters. Senior public officials could make clear statements and issue written instructions that no pressure on public employees will be tolerated and that no employee or citizen should fear for their employment or social services as a result of supporting or not supporting any political party or candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate public access to a broader range of political viewpoints, the authorities could consider establishing a public broadcast service with sufficient financial and editorial freedom from the government. The State Committee on Television and Radio and the Licensing Commission could be transformed into separate and genuinely independent bodies
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
State authorities should refrain from interfering into journalist and media work to enable them to carry out their professional duties freely while covering political issues, including party and candidate activities during the campaign
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Limitations on activities of civil society organizations should be repealed to comply with OSCE commitments and other international standards for the right to political participation and the right to freedom of expression by law and in practice
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The restriction that citizens may support only one candidate could be reconsidered. The process would be more inclusive if citizens could support for as many candidates as they chose to support. The registration requirements for self-nominated and party-nominated candidates should be the same.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The deadline for withdrawal of candidacy should be the same for all candidates standing in single-mandate districts. To avoid the need to amend ballot papers by hand, the deadline could be synchronized with printing of ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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