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Location Year of election Election type Recommendation # in final report Type of recommendation Thematic area Secondary thematic area Type of change required Status of implementation Comment
Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The public broadcasters should ensure that all parties are presented in an impartial and objective manner. Favourable treatment of a political party by public media should be treated as an illegal use of public funds.
Recommendation # in final report: 4
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Campaign
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Media
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Poland 2015 EAM Parliamentary elections
To increase the transparency of political party financing, it is recommended that financial reports cover all expenditure of political parties and be accompanied by supporting documents.
Recommendation # in final report: 9
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: Political Party and Campaign Finance
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
Provisions on ballot validity could be reviewed to allow inclusion of the vote in cases when the intention of the voter is clear, and for voters who make mistakes when marking the ballot to obtain a new ballot.
Recommendation # in final report: 25
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Election Day
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To enhance the transparency of campaign financing, consideration should be given to requiring parties and coalitions to disclose private donations, and all electoral contestants to submit interim reports on income and expenditures, before election day.
Recommendation # in final report: 15
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Campaign Finance
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
All restrictions on the electoral rights of persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities should be removed.
Recommendation # in final report: 7
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Legal Framework and Electoral System
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To supplement the general requirements of the Broadcasting Act, the Election Code should be amended to include legal requirements for equitable, balanced and impartial coverage of the campaign in public media.
Recommendation # in final report: 6
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: 2025
Final report heading: Media
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To ensure the public receives sufficient information regarding opinion polls, the Election Code could be amended to require media to publish information such as sample, margin of error, polling period and methodology applied.
Recommendation # in final report: 21
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Media
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
Complaints on election-related irregularities should be investigated in a timely and effective manner. The legal framework should be reviewed to clarify legal remedies against violations of campaign regulations, including unlawful use of public resources.
Recommendation # in final report: 22
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2025
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The legal framework should be amended to require the appointments of senior management positions in the public media and their supervisory body from professionals rather than those politically affiliated.
Recommendation # in final report: 19
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: 2025
Final report heading: Media
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Poland 2019 LEOM Parliamentary elections
As previously recommended, all provisions that envisage the criminal prosecution of defamation, libel, insult and slander should be repealed in favour of civil sanctions.
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: 2025
Final report heading: Media
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