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France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective and accessible legal redress, the authorities could consider decentralizing adjudication of complaints about election results so that each complaint is adjudicated in the first instance within adequate deadlines before a final appeal to the Constitutional Council. Hearings of complaints should be public, offering all sides the opportunity to be heard and observing due process.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Political parties could take further steps and develop internal party policies to enhance women’s visibility in the campaign, in particular in broadcast media.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Participation of Women
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should be revised to explicitly guarantee the access of citizen and international observers to all stages of the electoral process, in line with France’s international commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Observation
France
2017
EET
Presidential
To enhance transparency and accountability in the sources of campaign financing, consideration should be given to explicitly prohibiting contributions made in the name of another person. Consideration could also be given to lowering the ceiling for cash donations, both individually and cumulatively.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2017
EET
Presidential
Consideration should be given to clarifying and codifying the definition of campaign expenditure in the primary law to provide clear guidelines on which activities are prohibited during the pre-election campaign. To enhance transparency of campaign finance, the authorities could consider amending the law to require reporting on election-related expenditures by third-parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2017
EET
Presidential
To address concerns with regard to a potential for circumventing the ban on donations from legal entities, the authorities could consider capping the length of loans to the period of on-going oversight.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2017
EET
Presidential
To enhance the transparency of campaign finance, the law could be reviewed to require the disclosure of large donors’ identify and publication of detailed post-election reports accompanied by all supporting materials.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2017
EET
Presidential
Authorities could consider amending the law to provide the CNCCFP with more resources and authority to conduct investigations in order to improve effectiveness of political and campaign finance oversight. The CNCCFP’s mandate could be further strengthened with increased sanctioning authority.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2017
EET
Presidential
Authorities could consider decriminalizing defamation and revising the Press Law in order to bring it in line with international standards on freedom of expression.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
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