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2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Regulations on disclosure of media ownership should be revised to ensure full transparency in a publicly accessible format.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the independence of and public trust in the media regulator, members of the parliament should refrain from intervening in the work of the media authority.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The NEMMC could consider publishing decisions regarding all processed complaints in a timely manner to enhance the transparency of its work and reinforce public confidence in its actions.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to ensure the secrecy of the vote, including through voter information programs and targeted training for PSC members. The polling station layout and the positioning of voting screens and booths should be arranged in a way to guarantee the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations and with the OSCE commitments, which specifically protect the right of individual candidates to run for office, the legislation should be revised to enable candidates to run independently.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Rights and Registration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The blanket withdrawal of candidate rights of citizens who have committed a crime, irrespective of its gravity, is a disproportionate limitation and should be removed from the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Rights and Registration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to create the legal basis for the effective implementation of Paragraph 8 of the 1990 Copenhagen Document and to ensure full access to all stages of the election process to observers, consideration should be given to introducing an explicit provision for election observation, in particular setting out rights and responsibilities of observers as well as accreditation arrangements.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Observation
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
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to promote inclusive political participation, authorities should explore ways to increase the naturalization rate such as conducting campaigns to promote naturalization, publicizing opportunities for simplified naturalization under the revised Citizenship Law, and expanding the availability of free opportunities to learn Latvian. Civil society organizations should be supported in efforts to encourage non-citizens to complete the naturalization process.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to decriminalize defamation, in line with international obligations on freedom of expression.
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:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
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