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2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, consideration should be given to publishing all financial sanctions imposed on contestants who did not comply with the campaign finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to consolidating and harmonizing election legislation into a single comprehensive electoral code. Specific chapters to address different aspects of local, parliamentary and presidential elections, as well as elections to the European Parliament, could be included in this code.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal deadlines for conducting elections could be extended to help ensure that the electoral calendar timelines are duly respected.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Legislation should be reviewed to allow independent candidates to contest an election individually, rather than together with other candidates on a list, in line with OSCE commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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