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Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
To enhance transparency and accountability, results should be published and disaggregated by polling station, and include results from early voting separately for each candidate, the number of valid and invalid votes, votes cast against all candidates, and the number of spoiled ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Measures should be taken to ensure unrestricted access of citizen and international observers to observe all aspects of the electoral process throughout, voting, counting and tabulation. Observers should have the right to familiarize themselves with the content of voter lists and receive a certified copy of the results protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Citizen And International Observervation
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to ensure unrestricted access of observers to all aspects of the electoral process. Observers should be able to observe the entire working process of election commissions, including verification of signatures and other documents for candidate registration, and inspect voter lists and receive certified copies of election commission protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
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
2015
EOM
Presidential
The Electoral Code should be amended to include substantial procedural safeguards that ensure integrity and transparency of all stages of the electoral process, in particular the composition of election commissions, the verification of support signatures, observers’ rights, the conduct of early and mobile voting as well as an honest counting and tabulation of votes.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be comprehensively reviewed to address previous OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations, including on the composition of election commissions, candidacy rights, observers’ rights, voting, counting and tabulation. The law should be interpreted and implemented to ensure an equal playing field for 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 implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
A comprehensive legal reform should be considered and developed on the basis of previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, including OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission Joint Opinions, and through an inclusive process with all relevant stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2016
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:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
In view of ensuring the effective exercise of freedom of expression, any restrictions on the operation of online resources should be clearly defined by law, proven necessary and commensurate with the purported aim. Authorities could consider detailing the legal concept of “harmful to the interest of Belarus”.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
The 10-year residency requirement for persons who are otherwise eligible to stand for election should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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