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2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to making the mechanism of defining political affiliation of candidates fully transparent, based on preliminary consultations with relevant political parties and groups and providing for clear rules for assigning the votes received by candidates to concrete parties or groups.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To avoid undue barriers for candidates, state authorities should further facilitate bank account access in a timely manner while limiting the associated fees, for example through the banks governed or funded by the state.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
While balancing privacy concerns, in order to enhance transparency in campaign financing, further information on contestants’ financing and campaign expenditures should be available in the public domain.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to protect media pluralism, the existing legal framework regulating media ownership concentration could be reviewed and adapted to the current state of the media industry. Authorities should introduce revised methodologies to assess the concentration of media ownership, including the influence of individual outlets and the aggregated influence of media outlets/groups across different types of media.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
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
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should consider decriminalizing defamation in order to bring the relevant legal framework in line with international standards on freedom of expression. Measures should be put in place to protect media from strategic lawsuits to deter the abuse of this practice against political participation.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
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
France
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to revising the appeals arrangement so that complaints related to the registration of candidates are fully adjudicated before the elections, thereby providing a timely remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
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
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
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