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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The capacity of the Central Election Commission should be strengthened to effectively monitor and investigate campaign finance operations. The Central Election Commission should be legally obliged to audit all financial reports by political parties and candidates in a timely manner and promptly publish the results of such audits.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To increase the transparency of campaign finance and accountability for financial violations, the regulatory framework should prescribe proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for violations.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance the scope of the information available for voters and promote balanced and impartial reporting in the news and current affairs programmes, the public broadcasting service should be granted a stable system of funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The legislation should be amended to provide a clear definition of defamation, review sanctions for defamation to ensure proportionate and reasonable remedy, and provide for safeguards against abusing defamation law.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should proactively publish information of public interest, including related to elections, in the public domain. Access to such information should be easy, prompt, effective and practical, facilitating a wide range of inquiries. Information requests should be reviewed swiftly; any refusals should have clear justifications.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To allow adequate time for the filing and handling complaints, deadlines could be brought in line with international good practice. The Central Election Commission should consider all complaints and appeals in a timely manner and be properly prepared and resourced to do so.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance transparency and accountability, the Central Election Commission and the courts should publish election-related complaints and decisions in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The system of calculating campaign expenditure limits could be revised to provide for adequate financing of election campaigns. Sanctions for the violations of campaign finance rules should have a dissuasive effect but at the same time be proportionate to the severity of the violation.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
Relevant authorities should take additional steps to enhance women’s participation. Political parties should identify and address barriers to women’s active participation, including by conducting gender audits and adopting plans to address internal culture and practices hindering women's effective representation within party structures. Legislative bodies at all levels could adopt rules of procedure banning misogynistic behavior, with violations being subject to dissuasive sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Political Background
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To further enhance transparency of election administration, the CEC and MECs should publish the minutes of their meetings and ensure that all decisions and instructions, including on complaints, are published in a timely manner in full.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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