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2019
EOM
Presidential
The competent authorities should take all necessary measures to protect journalists, in particular those who are investigating and reporting on sensitive matters, from attacks and all forms of impediments to their activities. All infringements on the freedom of the media should be duly investigated and addressed, and the law should be applied in a consistent and effective manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Ukraine
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to harmonise procurement and electoral legislation in order to eliminate conflicting timeframes; the CEC should conduct procurement procedures within deadlines stipulated by the election law.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Ukraine
2019
EOM
Presidential
The election law should define an adequate system of sanctions for violations of media-related provisions. With guarantee of full independence, the NTRBC should duly exercise its mandate to ensure the broadcast media’s compliance with existing legislation. Decisions of the NTRBC should be taken in a timely manner and made public during the election campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Ukraine
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equal suffrage and facilitate the participation of disenfranchised voters, the authorities should take effective measures to alleviate obstacles imposed by the residence registration system.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Ukraine
2019
EOM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to strengthening the overall legal framework on electoral offences. The MoIA could conduct a comprehensive audit of the effectiveness of the police in the handling and investigation of offences in the presidential election and revise relevant policy and practices and build police capacity based on lessons learned. Local courts could take measures to improve consistency and effectiveness in the adjudication of electoral offences.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Ukraine
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The CEC should provide clear instructions on how to complete candidate applications. An effective notification mechanism could be introduced to ensure that prospective candidates are informed of mistakes or omissions in their nomination documents to allow them to make timely corrections.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Ukraine
2019
EOM
Presidential
Political parties, candidates and citizen observer organizations should respect a clear separation of partisan and non-partisan election observation. The CEC could consider introducing a mechanism to prevent the misuse of citizen observation by contestants in an election to be applied without interference with legitimate observation.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Ukraine
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Further efforts by law-enforcement agencies are needed to ensure freedom of voters to form an opinion by effectively preventing and punishing misuse of administrative resources in campaigns. Electoral contestants should make stronger efforts to refrain from using public office and government-funded projects to gain an unfair electoral advantage during the campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Ukraine
2019
EOM
Presidential
The legal framework for accreditation of observers from national citizen organizations could be reviewed, to provide them with a clear right to observe all stages of the election process, including DEC formation and the work of the CEC, from the beginning of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Ukraine
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase transparency and accountability of campaign finances, the NAPC could be designated as the sole oversight authority to monitor compliance with campaign finance regulations. The law should be amended to prescribe effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for campaign finance violations.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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