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2024
EOM
Presidential
The legal framework regulating referendums should be reviewed to bring it in line with international good practice, including the provision of objective and balanced information on the referendum options. The legislation should allow for a wider group of stakeholders to participate in the referendum campaign, regulate the involvement of public servants in referendum campaigning, and provide for equal campaign opportunities for the supporters and opponents of the referendum.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Constitutional Referendum
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
To provide an effective mechanism for challenging election results, the legal framework should clearly specify the basis and procedure for contesting nationwide results and the evidence required to accompany such complaints. Voters should be ensured, in law and in practice, the opportunity to appeal results before a court, at a minimum where a reasonable quorum of voters files the appeal.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
The legislation should provide for clear safeguards for the genuine independence of the Audiovisual Council as well as the management and supervisory structures of the public broadcaster and should remove the possibility of political control.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
The higher education requirement for the right to stand for president should be abolished, and the length of the residency requirement should be reconsidered, in line with international standards. The procedure for testing language proficiency should be regulated.
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:
2025
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Moldova
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
In order to ensure equal campaign conditions for all candidates, the legal framework should be amended to ensure candidate registration is concluded before the start of the campaign, including the relevant dispute resolution process, and that candidates are able to meet campaign finance requirements prior to the start of the campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Moldova
2024
EOM
Presidential
Competent authorities should develop and implement effective mechanisms for monitoring online campaigning, including systematic engagement with social media platforms to counter all forms of manipulative content that can undermine public confidence in the electoral process, co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour, and inflammatory and discriminatory rhetoric.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
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
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