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2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Considerations should be given to raising awareness and providing training for public authorities about the electoral rights of persons with disabilities and possible forms of facilitation of their rights.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent the misuse of office and state resources, additional legal safeguards should be considered to regulate the campaign activity of candidates holding public positions, including the introduction of dissuasive and timely sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In order to guarantee level playing field and to ensure equal opportunities to all contestants, consideration could be given to determine a set timeframe for the duration of the election campaign, detached from the date of the announcement of the elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The independence of public broadcasters should be respected, with effective safeguards in place for allowing dismissal of management only on well-founded grounds and for appointing public broadcasters’ oversight bodies in a manner independent of political interference.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Criminal sanctions for defamation should be repealed in favour of proportionate civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Public officials and other political figures shall refrain from using derogatory or inflammatory language against journalists due to their fulfilment of their professional duties.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2017
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The role of the Office for Oversight could be further strengthened by increasing its administrative capacity. The mechanism of sanctions should be further developed to make them deterrent, linking, for example, the outcome of the review of the campaign finance reports with the state funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Czech Republic
2017
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure transparency and accountability of the voter registration process an efficient mechanism of voter lists compilation and verification should be developed. Considerations could be given to creating a central voter register with a view to integrate nationwide voter registration data, facilitate cross-checks of voter lists against multiple or faulty entries, and control the use of the AVCs.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Czech Republic
2017
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Greater efforts should be made to include women on candidate lists, especially in winnable positions. Temporary special measures, including state subsidy premiums for political parties and other mechanisms, should be developed to promote women participation in elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Party and Candidate Registration
Czech Republic
2017
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities should consider amending the legal framework to limit media ownership concentration and media cross-ownership by extending it to print and online media in order to safeguard media pluralism. Media companies should be required to publish accurate data on their ownership to strengthen transparency.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
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