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2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State-owned media should provide impartial and balanced coverage in their news and political programmes to all contestants and should provide voters with sufficient information to make an informed choice. To achieve this, the competent authorities could develop policy guidance and training for electoral periods.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to revising the Election Code to provide a dedicated section on complaints and appeals that ensures a systematic and simple framework of all mechanisms for legal redress in one hierarchical and clear structure. Amendments should ensure that all acts, omissions and decisions of election commissions are subject to judicial appeal.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Every voter, candidate, and political party should have the right to lodge a complaint on every aspect of the electoral process. The deadlines for filing complaints should be suited to the pace and context of an electoral process so as to ensure the right to effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In view of enhancing the transparency of dispute resolution, complaints and appeals should be reviewed by election commissions and courts in the presence of the concerned parties and decisions should be published in a timely manner. All judicial proceedings should be public.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the integrity of the voting process, authorities should consider more robust security measures such as numbered ballot box seals, uniform translucent ballot boxes, ballots with safety features and unique PEC stamps. In view of preventing undue influence on voters and PEC members, the presence of local officials in polling stations should be prohibited.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
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
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be comprehensively reviewed to address previous ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations, including on the composition of election commissions, candidacy rights, observers’ rights, and safeguards for voting, counting and tabulation. The law should be interpreted and implemented to ensure an equal playing field for all 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 evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should align legislation regulating the freedoms of association, assembly and expression with international standards; any restrictions on fundamental freedoms should have the character of exception, be imposed only when necessary in a democratic society and be proportionate to the legitimate aims of the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2019
Early election
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:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background and Political Context
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance inclusiveness and transparency, the Election Code should provide clear and reasonable criteria and mechanisms for candidate registration. Minor inaccuracies in candidates’ documentation, including financial declarations, should not lead to automatic disqualification. Candidates should be provided an opportunity to correct minor or technical mistakes in their applications.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Law should be revised to guarantee that candidate deregistration is an exceptional measure applied only in case of gross violations of the law as determined by a court.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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