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Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To provide voters a wide range of views, editorial election-related programs should not be limited, and the state broadcaster should be allowed to cover election campaign in its news.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The media could be required through legal and self-regulatory mechanisms to report on the incumbent and the authorities in a balanced, informative, and factual manner. Consideration could also be given to prohibit the broadcasting of paid campaign materials within news and current affairs programmes.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Citizen observer groups should be able to register without undue restrictions and in full freedom. The process for registering these non-governmental organizations should facilitate the ability of citizens to form such groups and should not be used to obstruct observation efforts.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To increase transparency, the CEC could consider publishing a detailed overview of the numbers of observers and their sending organizations, including political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The CEC should ensure that voting procedures, including inking procedures and securing the ballot boxes, are strictly, correctly and uniformly implemented by election commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Azerbaijan
2018
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Measures should be taken to ensure unhindered access of citizen and international observers to the entire electoral process, including clear view of all procedures within polling station and tabulation premises during voting, counting, and tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Azerbaijan
2020
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Electoral and political contestants should be able reach out to voters and organize political rallies at any time and under equal conditions. To this extent, the Law on Freedom of Assembly should be amended in line with the constitutionally guaranteed notification mechanism for holding peaceful assemblies. In addition, the restrictive approach of the CEC regarding the number and accessibility of venues for the conduct of the campaign should be reviewed.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Azerbaijan
2020
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework for media should be amended to ensure full protection of the principle of freedom of speech and the press and the right of access to information, as enshrined in the Constitution. Journalists should be able to carry out their work freely, and not be subject to pressure or intimidation.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Azerbaijan
2020
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The electoral legal framework should be revised sufficiently in advance of the next elections and through a genuine participatory and consultative process, to bring it in line with international obligations and standards for democratic elections, guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms, eliminate gaps and address previous ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations as well as rulings of the ECtHR.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Azerbaijan
2020
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The election administration should undertake measures to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, in particular by ensuring secrecy of the vote, preventing ballot box stuffing and implementing safeguard procedures, such as inking and securing the ballot boxes.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
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