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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 electoral calendar could be harmonized to set legal deadlines for the official announcement of the election, candidate registration, and the beginning of the pre-election campaign period in sequential order.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
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
Consideration should be given to amending the legislation to explicitly provide for the presence of citizen and international observers.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
Authorities could consider further measures to ensure the equal participation of voters with disabilities in respect of their right to cast votes independently and in secret, in consultation with organizations for persons with disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
For the election dispute resolution system to provide for an effective remedy, the law should be amended to introduce effective procedures for complaints on candidate registration and expedite deadlines for consideration of all types of election complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Cyprus
2018
EAM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to conduct a comprehensive review of the electoral legal framework well in advance of the next elections to further harmonize, clarify and update respective laws.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Cyprus
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to conducting a comprehensive review of the electoral legal framework, well in advance of the next elections to harmonize, clarify and update respective laws. Consideration could be given to publishing opinions of the Attorney General pertaining to elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
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
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
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