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2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities and political parties should undertake utmost measures to increase public trust in the integrity of the elections, including public discouraging of selling and buying votes and to ensure that pressure is not applied on citizens to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure uniform implementation of the law and provide sufficient guidance to lower-level commissions the CEC should clarify legal provisions through binding decisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Based on consultation with journalists and media NGOs, the NCTR should issue clear guidelines on the implementation of the requirements of impartiality and equal coverage.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Media
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should invite observers from international NGOs and other appropriate institutions, and facilitate their access to all stages of electoral process without undue restrictions.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Armenia
2018
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities could consider establishing an obligation for the public broadcasters to organize debates during the electoral campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should continue to develop effective safeguards against multiple voting and to ensure the secrecy of the vote, which should be implemented adequately and consistently. This could include enhanced training of election staff and targeted voter education, as well as requiring that voters be informed about their right and obligation to secrecy at the polling station. Further steps should be taken to prevent interference by unauthorised people in the voting process.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Day
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the opportunity of voters to compare electoral programmes of the contestants, it could be considered to require the public broadcaster to organize campaign debates with contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Media
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective remedy, the CEC and the courts should give full and impartial consideration to the substance of complaints, act impartially and transparently, and follow due legal process. Any allegations of pressure and intimidation should be vigorously investigated and prosecuted by the authorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
Reform of electoral legislation should be carried out in an inclusive manner and all stakeholders are encouraged to make every reasonable effort to build broad consensus over the reform, taking into account all relevant previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. Regulations on referenda should be further aligned with international standards for democratic electoral processes and consideration should be given to incorporating them into the Electoral Code.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
The legal framework for complaints and appeals should be reviewed to guarantee more effective remedy. In particular, the legal standing to bring complaints in the electoral process should be granted more widely. Timelines for the submission and review of challenges to election and referenda results should allow complainants to prepare applications and ensure timely remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
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