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Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Electoral legislation should be reviewed comprehensively in order to ensure consolidation and harmonization of applicable provisions. Consideration could be given to a single unified electoral code.
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a more balanced participation and representation of women and men as candidates and in the composition of the parliament, the legal gender representation requirement could be strengthened through more effective enforcement mechanisms and the introduction of an additional requirement for alternating positions between genders on candidate lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Defamation and insult should be decriminalized. To fully guarantee the freedom of expression, civil remedies designed to restore the reputation harmed could also be reviewed to ensure that they are proportionate to the actual harm caused.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The scope of jurisdiction of institutions responsible for oversight and the enforcement mechanisms available to them should be clearly defined. Clear rules on campaign activities and consequences for non-compliance, including with campaign silence rules, should be established in the law.
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance transparency and to minimize the possibility of circumvention of regulations on donations, consideration should be given to the regulation of loans taken to finance campaign activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To assist the SEC in the implementation of media-related legal provisions, the Agency for Electronic Media could be granted a more formal role in monitoring election coverage, including online. A mechanism for sharing of media monitoring results with the SEC could be established.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to equalizing the size and color of ballot papers or introducing other secrecy protection measures so as to promote equal treatment of all groups of voters and help protect the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Participation of national minorities
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The SEC and legislators could review the electoral legal framework and sub-legal acts to assess to what extent they cover and allow adapting to extraordinary emergency situations, such as health pandemics, and to fill in the gaps in preparation for such situations in the future by developing and maintaining contingency plans.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and public confidence, the SEC, in collaboration with other bodies handling voter lists, could review how the election results and all the source and supporting data are published to ensure the clarity of the methodology, consistency of data, and its verifiability.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Constituency sizes should be regularly reviewed to ensure the equality of the vote, in line with domestic legislation, international obligations and standards for democratic elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
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