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2018
EAM
Presidential
The oversight and monitoring functions regarding campaign finance should be clarified and the level of enforcement enhanced so that oversight authorities have due competence and resources to detect violations and apply sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the transparency and accountability of campaign finance, consideration could be given to introduce equal reporting requirements for candidates and political parties, and interim reporting prior to the elections. Clear and shorter reporting deadlines, guidelines and an enforcement mechanism should be in place.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
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
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
In a presidential election public campaign financing could be distributed according to objective, fair and non-discriminatory criteria.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the accountability, sufficient human and financial resources should be provided to the Audit Office in order to perform the relevant functions in a timely manner. The GRO could design and implement strategy for a regular and proactive oversight of contestants’ compliance with campaign and party finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
The public broadcaster’s annual budget could be determined by a clear and predetermined set of criteria with a view to strengthen its independence and to encourage the development of investigative journalism.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the independence of the public broadcaster and encourage the development of investigative journalism, its budget should be tied to a clear criterion.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
Fair treatment provisions for candidates could be harmonized in a single pre-election period and applied to all broadcasters, overseen by a single independent regulator. Consideration could be given to the introduction of minimum guaranteed coverage for each candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Legal deadlines should be harmonized to ensure a single pre-election period for fair and equitable treatment of candidates, application of paid political advertising rules and other rules regulating media to allow for editorially-based coverage.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
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
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
The legislation should be revised to remove the subjective criteria for candidacy, the limitations on the right of persons with mental disability to stand as well as restrictions on the basis of ethnicity.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The Cyprus Radio-Television Authority could consider strengthening its institutional capacities by enhancing its media monitoring methodology and allocate additional resources.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
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