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Kyrgyzstan
2017
EOM
Presidential
The legal framework on political and campaign finance should be improved to ensure greater transparency. Political parties should be required to submit financial reports on an annual basis. Campaign finance regulations should provide for an obligation to disclose sources of campaign funding before election day, publishing detailed final reports on campaign incomes and expenditures and results of their audit, and envisage a range of dissuasive and proportionate sanctions for violations of campaign finance rules.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Kyrgyzstan
2017
EOM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to strengthening the training for PEC members, with a special focus on the handling of technical equipment, the vote count, and the completion of results protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kyrgyzstan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State and public broadcasters should make greater efforts in its news and current affairs programmes to provide impartial and balanced editorial coverage of the campaign activities of candidates. Having such information in news and current affairs programmes would help voters to make informed choices.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Kyrgyzstan
2017
EOM
Presidential
In order to implement provisions on “unbiased coverage”, the law should contain a clear reference to editorial coverage and define criteria for unbiased coverage in news and current affairs programmes. These provisions should be monitored by an independent supervisory body.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Kyrgyzstan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The election authorities should address the issue of the secrecy of the vote through a set of specific, targeted measures. This could include election staff informing voters about their right and obligation to secrecy, providing voters with ballot secrecy sleeves, prohibiting observers and PEC members to stand very close to voters while they are casting their ballot.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kyrgyzstan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The SRS should improve the address register and the system of allocation of voters to polling stations well before next elections. The division of competencies between the SRS and the CEC should be defined more clearly and the process of updating voter lists should be conducted in line with the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Kyrgyzstan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance public confidence and transparency of the functionality of ballot scanning equipment, the authorities could publish the relevant technical documentation. The authorities could also consider providing for public audits as well as formal certification of the equipment and software by independent organizations. Any audit and certification reports should be made public.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kyrgyzstan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Citizens should be made aware how their personal information is being stored, protected, and used. To achieve these goals, the authorities should regulate the access to and usage of citizens’ private data for specific and well-defined purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Kyrgyzstan
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a transparent and meaningful oversight of campaign funding, the capacity of the CEC’s audit group could be increased and the audit results should be published within a reasonable timeframe.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Kyrgyzstan
2017
EOM
Presidential
Article 299.1 of the Criminal Code should be revised to define “incitement of national (inter-ethnic), racial, religious or interregional enmity” in line with specific standards set by Article 20.2 of the ICCPR. Furthermore, key terms of the law, such as hatred, discrimination, hostility, and violence, should be clearly defined.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
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