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Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the freedom of expression, defamation should be decriminalised. Fines to mitigate harm to reputation in civil proceedings should be proportional to the offence and cases addressed promptly.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
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
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure freedom of the media, the law should prescribe dissuasive penalties to prevent inappropriate litigation against journalists and measures to minimise its harmful effects, including limits on legal costs, fast dismissal of unsubstantiated cases and compensation for the victim of such cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Council of Electronic Media could be mandated to monitor whether electronic media provide fair and balanced coverage of all election contestants and publish its findings in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to holding public and inclusive consultations to review whether the existing temporary affirmative measures provide for effective and proportional representation of national minorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the secrecy of the vote, consideration could be given to discontinuing printing the lists of national minority candidates in separate ballot papers.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should prescribe the right to request recounts in case of significant discrepancies, in the Voting Committee protocols and invalidation of results in a polling station for irregularities that have an impact on the results. The law should clearly list such discrepancies and irregularities.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Constituency boundaries should be reviewed to ensure the equality of the vote. The law should foresee periodic review of constituency boundaries or sizes to account for changes in voter and population numbers.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to equalizing the size and color of ballot papers or introducing other secrecy protection measures so as to promote equal treatment of all groups of voters and help protect the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Participation of national minorities
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase transparency and accountability, it is recommended to ensure at all times that election-related meetings of the SEC are public and that all minutes are published online in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance transparency and to minimize the possibility of circumvention of regulations on donations, consideration should be given to the regulation of loans taken to finance campaign activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
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