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Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, campaign finance reports, including all income and expenditure, should be published in a timely manner. An independent, impartial and professional body should audit campaign finance reports on the basis of fair and objective criteria.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
The system for early voting should be reviewed. If maintained, the same safeguards as on election day should apply, including the requirement for the PEC to be in quorum. Authorities could consider having a single protocol containing daily information, including the number of voters on the voter list, which would remain on public display in the polling station throughout early voting and until the end of the count.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure suffrage rights, restrictions on the right to stand of individuals with an unexpunged criminal record should be reviewed. Such restrictions should apply for only the most serious of offences.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
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
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the pluralistic representation on election commissions and to promote confidence in the election administration, consideration should be given to ensuring the inclusion of commission members nominated by all contestants. To enhance the independence of election commission members, commissions should not replicate existing hierarchical relationships in public institutions.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In view of ensuring the impartiality of the election administration and increasing public trust, local executive officials should not be allowed to simultaneously serve on election commissions or interfere in their activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Clear and transparent procedures for counting should be established and strictly implemented. Consideration should be given to announcing and displaying the choice on each ballot. The tallying of results and completion of results protocols should be conducted in an open manner that provides for meaningful observation.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Authorities could reconsider the requirement for accreditation and allow journalists who are members of domestic media to work for foreign media and Belarusian media based abroad.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, results should be published disaggregated by polling station and separately for each candidate and include votes cast against all candidates and the number of valid, invalid and spoiled ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State-owned media should provide impartial and balanced coverage in their news and political programmes to all contestants and should provide voters with sufficient information to make an informed choice. To achieve this, the competent authorities could develop policy guidance and training for electoral periods.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The accreditation of journalists should be reconsidered in view of improving their working conditions rather than functioning as a work permit. Freelance and online journalists should enjoy the same status of other journalists without discrimination.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
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