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2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance confidence in the process, the deadlines for the review of complaints by the Constitutional Court and for the beginning of work of the new parliament should be reconciled. The legislation could be further revised to provide individual citizens, or a reasonable quorum of voters, with the right to appeal election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should be reviewed to provide adequate expedited deadlines for election disputes and clear guidelines for handling complaints by election administration bodies and other bodies. All election-related decisions by the SEC should be subject to judicial review.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The timelines for adjudicating complaints on election results should be reviewed to protect the right to effective redress. In line with good practice, consideration should be given to guaranteeing the voters’ right to lodge appeals against election results, as well as safeguarding the right to a public hearing involving the parties to the case when adjudicating appeals against final results.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the stability of the legislation, electoral reforms should be undertaken well in advance of elections, through open and inclusive consultations with all election stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To address the remaining gaps and weaknesses in the election law, the authorities should engage in inclusive and comprehensive public consultations and address prior recommendations by election stakeholders and observers well ahead of the next parliamentary elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent self-censorship and remove unjustified strain on the financial stability of the media, defamation should be decriminalized and proportional legal limitations of damages in civil libel cases should be introduced.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
A set of measures to strengthen media diversity and plurality of opinions could be considered. The decline in investigative journalism could be mitigated by strengthening the public broadcaster. Legal measures to limit concentration of media ownership could be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
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:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities could consider amending the law to set reasonably shorter time limits for the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission to decide on campaign-related media complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2019
EAM
Presidential
Defamation should be decriminalised and a reasonable ceiling for damages should be introduced in the civil label cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2019
EAM
Presidential
To ensure the long-term pluralism of media, the authorities could strengthen the public broadcaster through an adequate financing and enhance its independence.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
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