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Bulgaria
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective and timely legal remedy by an independent and impartial tribunal, consideration could be given to extending the jurisdiction of the courts in resolving election-related disputes in an expedited manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Bulgaria
2021
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance freedom of expression defamation and libel should be fully decriminalized.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2021
Early election
EAM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance pluralism in the private media, the law should be amended to require transparent and non-discriminatory allocation of state advertising and subsidies, based on clear and objective criteria and administered by an independent body.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2022
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency in the results tabulation process, the CEC should publish full preliminary and final results, disaggregated by polling station, in a form that enables easy and prompt access.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Bulgaria
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should include effective mechanisms and remedies for ensuring compliance with the election law, such as clear sanctions for specific electoral offences and the enforcement of sanctions within appropriately expedited timeframes.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Bulgaria
2014
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should issue clear and comprehensive guidelines on the use of public and private space for campaign purposes to ensure equal opportunity and sufficient access for all electoral contestants. Any breaches of the campaign rules should be sanctioned.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to introducing a deadline for candidate withdrawal, which could be synchronized with the deadline for the printing of candidate lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Bulgaria
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency of the process, the Central Election Commission should ensure unrestricted access of observers to all aspects of the electoral process, including the data entry at the District Election Commissions and Central Election Commission.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election day
Bulgaria
2021
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to fulfil their mandate as public service providers, the law should require the public broadcasters to actively cover the election processes and the campaign in a fair, balanced and impartial manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2021
Early election
EAM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To foster the independence of the public service media and media regulator, a sustainable funding model with adequate resources to meet their public service remit should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
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