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2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The relevant specialized state institutions should undertake all necessary measures to combat any manifestation of racism and intolerant rhetoric during the election campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, consistent efforts should be made by law enforcement agencies to hold accountable those involved in vote-buying. Citizens should be encouraged to report and provide evidence of any vote-buying or pressure.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The adjustment of state subsidies could be considered to provide a more level playing field during the campaign. In addition, the funding for paid political advertising provided for non-parliamentary parties and independent candidates could be reviewed to ensure equality of opportunity.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To improve transparency and accountability, the law could be amended to require contestants to report on interim campaign expenditures during election campaign and enable the NAO to crosscheck campaign income and expenditures, publish conclusions and issue any sanctions on financial reports in a timely manner, including in interim reports prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
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
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to ensure the full transparency of media ownership by requiring and enabling the responsible institutions to clearly identify the ultimate owners of media outlets. Information on media ownership and their funding sources should be publicly available.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Considerations could be given to establish a verification mechanism for the timely publication of the pricelists and their compliance with the legal requirements.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The CEC should take an active approach and react to reported violations by print and online media.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To provide sufficient details of an opinion poll to the public, consideration could be given to expand the legally required accompanying information, such as sample, margin of error, polling period and methodology applied.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to review the legal framework to encourage public media to provide objective editorial coverage of the campaign as such information would assist voters to make a more informed choice.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Bulgaria
2017
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To assist the regulatory body and civil society to identify paid political advertisements and conduct comprehensive monitoring of campaign expenditure on media expenses, media could provide detailed information on contracts with electoral contestants, including scheduled detailing time and duration (for broadcast media) or the publication date and publishing position (for print media) of all paid campaign advertisements.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
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