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2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be comprehensively reviewed to address previous OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations, including on the composition of election commissions, candidacy rights, observers’ rights, voting, counting and tabulation. The law should be interpreted and implemented to ensure an equal playing field for contestants, genuine competition, the free expression of the will of the voters and the integrity of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
All relevant laws and decrees should be reviewed and amended to ensure that any restrictions on fundamental freedoms have the character of exception, are imposed only when necessary in a democratic society, are proportionate with a legitimate aim, and are not applied in an arbitrary and overly restrictive manner.
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:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should ensure the right of individuals and groups to establish, without undue restrictions, their own political parties or political organizations, and provide them with the necessary legal guarantees to compete with each other on an equal basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty, fundamental aspects of the electoral process should be regulated by law and not by CEC resolutions. Legal reform should be undertaken early enough in advance of elections through a transparent and inclusive legislative process with all relevant stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should ensure that candidates and voters are able to exercise their right to assemble and express or receive information without fear of retribution, administrative action or intimidation.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
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:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, results should be published disaggregated by polling station and separately for each candidate and include votes cast against all candidates and the number of valid, invalid and spoiled ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to ensure unrestricted access of observers to all aspects of the electoral process. Observers should be able to observe the entire working process of election commissions, including verification of signatures and other documents for candidate registration, and inspect voter lists and receive certified copies of election commission protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Early voting should be conducted with the same safeguards as election day, including a PEC quorum and without breaks. Daily protocols should include the number of voters registered on the voter list, those added and those who voted. They should remain publicly posted until after the end of counting and until the deadline for filing complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The vote count should be held in a transparent manner, whereby all PEC members, observers and candidate proxies would be able to verify the outcome of the process. As a means to build public confidence, consideration should be given to announcing and showing the selection on each ballot to those present as well as announcing all the figures entered into PEC protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the transparency of tabulation and instil public confidence in the accuracy of the results, DECs should conduct uninterrupted tabulation from the handover of PEC protocols until the completion of DEC result protocols in the presence of PEC members and observers.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
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