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2024
EOM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to amending the legal framework to establish clear criteria for determining independent candidate status.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
To ensure instances of illicit financing are promptly and effectively addressed, the authorities should conduct a review of the relevant legislation and procedures to ensure any gaps that inhibited the handling of cases from the 2024 election and referendum are addressed and the legal framework is enhanced to fully address the sources and means of illicit financing.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
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:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to harmonizing and further developing the campaign finance framework to ensure its clarity and predictability, particularly in the regulation of financial controls and audits.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
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:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
To increase transparency, the disclosure requirements for media ownership could be extended to online and print media outlets.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
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:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
In order to uphold the principle of media freedom during an election period, the media regulatory framework should be reviewed to grant greater editorial independence in covering the election campaign, in combination with sanctions if impartiality rules are violated.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
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:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Moldova
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equality of opportunities, the law and its implementation should ensure that candidates are always provided with an opportunity to address shortcomings in their applications, in line with international good practice. Unduly burdensome requirements such as in-person candidate registration should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Moldova
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, the legal framework for campaign finance should be further strengthened to regulate in more detail the involvement of third parties and the valuation of in-kind contributions.
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:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Moldova
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard freedom of expression, any suspension or withdrawal of broadcasting rights should only be imposed by an independent oversight body or by a court following serious and repeated violations of legitimate content restrictions, and only after exhausting less-restrictive corrective measures. Decisions should be subject to effective judicial review procedures with suspensive effect.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Moldova
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The existing system of blocking informational websites should be amended, ensuring that content-specific restrictions are imposed solely by judicial authority based on objective, transparent criteria clearly established in law. To guarantee transparency and accountability in the process, all such decisions should be publicly disclosed with clear justification, maintained in an accessible registry, and subject to effective appeal mechanisms.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Moldova
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To uphold the principle of freedom of expression during elections, the media should not be held liable for disseminating statements or content made directly by candidates, unless they have been specifically found to be unlawful by an independent and impartial court or regulatory body, or constitute incitement to violence, and the outlet had a genuine opportunity to prevent their dissemination.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
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