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2025
LEOM
Presidential
To promote consistent application of campaign rules, the legislation should define the scope of permissible campaign activities by political parties, including those supporting candidates they have not nominated. Overly restrictive or ambiguous provisions on campaigning and campaign tools should be reconsidered to ensure meaningful political participation.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Romania
2019
EAM
Presidential
In order to enhance transparency, rights and obligations of observers should be defined in the election legislation, ensuring full access of domestic and international observers to observe all stages of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Election Observation
Romania
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To achieve higher stability of the legislation the standard operating procedures for the functioning of the election bureaus could be established on a permanent basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election System and Legal Framework
Romania
2025
LEOM
Presidential
The law should ensure full transparency of political parties’ media expenditures enabling the public to identify the final beneficiary. Where political parties use intermediary companies to disburse funds, contracts between these companies and media outlets must be subject to transparency requirements.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Romania
2019
EAM
Presidential
Competence to issue administrative acts related to the election process could be vested with one single election administration institution instead of being divided between the election authorities. Alternatively, the legislation could differentiate the respective areas of competence between the PEA and CEB in issuing administrative acts. All administrative acts published in the gazette could be consolidated for ease of reference in future elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Romania
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The principle of equality of the vote should be upheld, in accordance with the Constitution, OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards and good international practice. A re-calculation of the allocation of seats before every election, as established by the law, should be consistently implemented.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election System and Legal Framework
Romania
2025
LEOM
Presidential
To guarantee effective remedy and due process, the electoral dispute resolution framework, in particular for complaints related to online content, should be reviewed to allow adequate time for the preparation and adjudication of complaints while ensuring a duly expedited procedure, in line with international good practice.
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 evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Romania
2019
EAM
Presidential
Political parties and independent candidates should have equal opportunity for representation on election bodies. Preferential rules that put parliamentary parties at an advantage should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Romania
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To achieve higher stability and predictability of electoral administration, internal decision-making rules of election bureaus could be established on a permanent basis for each election.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Romania
2025
LEOM
Presidential
To enhance the efficiency and transparency of the election administration, consideration could be given to streamlining the parallel structures of the Permanent Electoral Authority (PEA) and election bureaus. This may include exploring the establishment of a unified, permanent and professional electoral management body, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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