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Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Defamation should be decriminalized in favour of civil remedies, in line with international obligations on the freedom of expression.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should be revised to explicitly provide for the access of citizen and international observers to all stages of the election process, in line with OSCE commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The parliament should consider removing or establishing a time limit on restrictions on the right to stand based on previous political activities, in order to conform with the 2006 European Court of Human Rights ruling and international standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard the independence of the public broadcaster, legislation should ensure an adequate and sustainable financing mechanism.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with good electoral practice, consideration should be given to allowing individual voters to file complaints, in particular, but not limited to, on election results. The law should provide clear and expedited timelines for the resolution of all election-related disputes.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
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
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and public trust in the process, the law could be amended to require publication of all KNAB decisions related to the election campaign, subject to reasonable exceptions pertaining to privacy and personal data protection.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Law on Financing Political Organizations should be revised to require the publication of all decisions of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau related to the election campaign and campaign financing, subject to reasonable exceptions pertaining to personal data protection.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Building upon the recent good practice of some political parties, consideration could be given to introducing special measures in the legal framework to promote women candidates. This could include a minimum number of candidates from each gender on all candidate lists or a specified placement order.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Political parties should adopt effective internal mechanisms for strengthening women’s participation and representation within political parties. The legislature should consider additional measures to promote the electoral participation of women, such as through legal quotas on candidate lists, or financial incentives linked to public funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consistent with previous recommendations by the OSCE/ODIHR, measures should be taken to ensure the secrecy of the vote, including through voter information programmes and training of polling station officials. In addition, authorities should consider providing more and adequately designed voting booths and enlarging the number of polling stations, where necessary.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
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