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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
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
In line with international good practice, third-party campaigning should be regulated in a comprehensive manner to ensure transparency of campaign finances and avoid circumvention of the spending limits.
Recommendation # in final report: 14
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign Finance
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Campaign Finance
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To safeguard freedom of expression and safety of media professionals, defamation and libel should be decriminalized. Measures should be taken to protect media professionals from abusive defamation lawsuits.
Recommendation # in final report: 15
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
The method of funding of the public media broadcasting service on both state and entity levels should ensure their stable, consistent and predictable funding and operation.
Recommendation # in final report: 16
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To ensure effective remedy and access to information of public interest, the law should prescribe clear deadlines for expeditious adjudication of media-related complaints as well as timely publication of comprehensive information on complaints received during the election period.
Recommendation # in final report: 17
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Secondary thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
As previously recommended, the Communication Regulation Agency could be mandated to conduct full media monitoring of all broadcasters during the election campaign to assess their compliance with the requirements for balanced and impartial coverage.
Recommendation # in final report: 18
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Media
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Media
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To enhance the effectiveness of the election dispute resolution, consideration could be given to extending to citizen election observers the right to file formal complaints, including at election commissions and the courts.
Recommendation # in final report: 19
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Dispute Resolution
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To increase the efficiency of the election dispute resolution, the appeals against the Central Election Commission’s decisions could be directly submitted to the court.
Recommendation # in final report: 20
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Dispute Resolution
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
Election administration bodies at all levels should ensure unimpeded access of all accredited observers to the entire election process. To this effect, the Central Election Commission should enhance training sessions to increase awareness among the polling staff of the observers’ rights.
Recommendation # in final report: 21
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Observation
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 SEAM Local and Presidential elections
To ensure the secrecy of the vote, the layout of polling stations as well as the design and positioning of polling booths should be reviewed.
Recommendation # in final report: 22
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Day
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Election Day
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