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2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Limitations on the right to stand should be reviewed to further enhance full compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards. Any restriction on the right to stand for an election must be justifiable on objective and reasonable criteria. The withdrawal of individual franchise in case of a criminal conviction without a final court decision should be reconsidered. The legislation should be amended to allow individual citizens to run as independent candidates, in accordance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, consideration should be given to establishing equal conditions for the nomination of candidates by non-parliamentary parties and groups of citizens.
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:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should reconsider the restriction that citizens may sign in support of only one candidate list. The process would be more open and inclusive if citizens could sign for as many lists as they choose.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Further efforts should be made by the authorities to ensure equal participation of women and men in the electoral process, possibly by including a stricter ranking on the candidate lists. Political parties should be encouraged to take further steps to increase women’s participation in parties’ activities and as candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to ensuring that all infringements of political finance rules entail effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Legislation should be reviewed to allow for coverage of election campaigns by public media to rely on editorial discretion rather than a formula-based distribution of airtime, provided that all contestants are treated equally and are allowed sufficient opportunity to present their platforms.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure an effective remedy, the legislation should be amended to provide procedures and timelines for judicial appeals on complaints regarding the election campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
All election complaints should be free of unnecessary and excessive obstacles, especially as regards the cost of lodging a complaint, which should be minimal or waived entirely whenever possible. The law should be clear and consistent so as to discourage arbitrary interpretation.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should provide for a more effective, fair and transparent procedure for the consideration of complaints by the election administration, including the reasoning of the decisions that would provide the basis for an appeal.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Spain
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing legal provisions to ensure full access to all stages of the electoral process to citizen and international observers, including accreditation arrangements.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
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