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Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The CEC final result protocol should include the number of blank, invalid and spoiled ballot papers and the number of voters added to the voter lists on election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities, including the Central Election Commission, should abstain from restrictive interpretation and inconsistent implementation of the rules of participation of observers in the electoral process. Any such rules should be clear, announced in a timely manner and non-discriminatory.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Information on ownership and sources of funding of media outlets should be publicly disclosed. To support a diverse media landscape and to enhance editorial autonomy, the allocation of government subsidies and advertising should be transparent.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2022
RAM
Referendum
To enhance voters’ ability to make an informed choice, the state should provide impartial and balanced information on proposed amendments and their potential impact in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Authorities should consider further efforts to enable a fully genuine pluralistic and competitive political environment in conformity with Paragraphs 3 and 7.6 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background and Political Context
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The electoral legal framework as well as legislation on the freedom of political and civic association, peaceful assembly and expression should be further reviewed to address outstanding ODIHR recommendations. The legal reform should be preceded by an open and inclusive consultation process well in advance of the next elections.
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:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The authorities should ensure that political and electoral stakeholders are able to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed civil and political rights without unnecessary and disproportionate limitations, such as preventive detention and arbitrary administrative arrests and fines.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The mechanism for the appointment of election commissioners at all levels should be revised to ensure the independence and impartiality of the commissions and build public confidence in their work. The commissions should work in a manner excluding any perceptions of political affiliation or bias.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the effective exercise of freedom of expression, any restrictions on the operation of websites, blogs and other Internet-based resources should be based on objective and transparent criteria, clearly defined in law, subject to judicial oversight and conform to the strict tests of necessity and proportionality. Possible limitations should be content-specific, while general bans of whole websites should be avoided.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Provisions granting the institution of the president significant control over the electoral process, including unconditional prerogative to call early elections, should be reconsidered. In line with the principles of separation of powers, presidential decrees should be subject to judicial review.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
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