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Supporting independent citizen election observation for free and fair elections in Europe and beyond. www.epde.org
Putin’s Party to Institutionalize Fake Election Observation Ahead of Russia's 2026 Duma ”Elections”.
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The European Parliament is to debate a new resolution on the human rights crisis in Azerbaijan this week 🇪🇺⚖️🇦🇿
@europarl.europa.eu should use it to adopt benchmarks aimed at fixing a roadmap for the Commission and EEAS’ engagement with Azerbaijan.
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✨ 📘 Concluding Document #FURIC2025 🖇️ epde.org/furic/
When resources are limited, commitment and collaboration often determine success. 👉 Read the recommendations how governments, EMBs, EU, donors, observers, and platforms can work together to ensure integrity of elections 🔗 epde.org/wp-content/u...
🇲🇩 🗳️ Despite severe foreign interference, Moldova’s Sept 28 elections demonstrated remarkable resilience. Read our takeaways on how democracies can build defence capabilities to withstand hybrid pressures based on exchange with local stakeholders and experts.
epde.org?news=moldova...
🇬🇪 We identified 29 fake observers, assisted the Georgian government in lending an appearance of legitimacy to the elections on October 4, 2025.
"With real observers absent, politically biased 'fake observers' filled the gap" 🔗 Read our full statement incl. the list of fake observers: bit.ly/3KZJC2G
📱Monitoring the use of new technologies is a key factor to preserve the integrity of the election processes.
🗳️We must do much more to protect our democracies from external influences.
🗣️⬇️ Opening in #FURIC2025 @epde.bsky.social
We will be back live at 5 PM CET for the Afternoon session of #FURIC2025
"Innovation and Accountability in Election Observation: Strengthening Follow-up Frameworks for Lasting Impact"
Make sure to tune in here: youtube.com/live/yda_ods...
"This conference is a signal how important the cooperation between citizen election observers and the parliaments have become in recent times." Stefanie Schiffer, Chair of the EPDE Board, opening #FURIC2025 at the European Parliament
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"Threats to election integrity don't start four weeks before an election, but it's about how do people form their political opinions."
@alexandrageese.bsky.social at #FURIC2025 on threats to democracy and manipulation of the information space.
youtu.be/IVFhhOTtCS0
Today's agenda and further info visit: epde.org/furic
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🔴 We are live! Tune in for #FURIC2025: Technologies for Trust. Innovating for Election Integrity in a Changing Global Order. www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
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🚨🇬🇪 EPDE calls for strong EU response to crackdown on election observers ahead of Georgia’s Local Elections
Read the full statement here 🔗 bit.ly/4g3PV0G
GNDEM condemns continued efforts by the 🇬🇪 Georgian government to close civic space, limit basic freedoms and undermine the activities of citizen observers.
🔗 Read the full statement here: gndem.org/stories/gnde...
"We will not cease our work. Regardless of seizures, repressions, or threats, we will stubbornly continue our work as long as the 🇬🇪people fight for justice and fairness every day"
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy responds to the asset freeze of independent NGOs🔗 bit.ly/4fZcPWM
#Webinar | 3 September 2025 | 2:30 CET 🔗 bit.ly/4myMDox
🇲🇩 Join us for the 4th webinar in our series on the Moldova 2025 parliamentary elections: "Hate Speech During Electoral Campaigns: Monitoring and Response Tools"
🇲🇩What measures are needed to ensure accessibility, accuracy, and integrity in voter lists and diaspora voting ahead of Moldova’s 2025 elections?
🎥 If you missed our third webinar in the series, watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzm...
📍 More information here: epde.org?news=webinar...
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August 15, 14:30 CET | Join our third webinar on the 2025 Elections in 🇲🇩: Voter Lists and Voting Abroad – Accessibility, Accuracy, and Integrity 🔗 bit.ly/4fnznjQ
🎙️ Nadejda Sacovici (IRI), Igor Bucataru (Promo-LEX Association), Victor Martin (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Skye Christensen (UNDP)
🇲🇩Moldova's 2025 elections is a decisive moment that shapes the 🇲🇩 path toward 🇪🇺 integration. In our latest policy alert, Petru Culeac unpacks 4 legal packages, adopted in 2025, explaining how they reshape electoral landscape and mark a shift from reactive to a more preventive approach🔗 bit.ly/4onFMj8
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Crypto. Dark money. Disinfo.
At #MoneyInPolitics2025, EPDE Board Member Zosia Lutkiewicz called for joint action to protect elections from foreign money & digital threats.
“Observers can’t do this alone—we need broad cooperation.”
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4 years since the detention of #Viasna’s Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic & Uladzimir Labkovich in Belarus.
They remain imprisoned on politically motivated charges amid a broader crackdown on civil society.
Read more about ongoing repression: rb.gy/8b2x08
🔜 Stay tuned for our upcoming webinar on observation methodologies and reporting — with lessons from Moldova’s 2024 elections!🇲🇩
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🎥 If you missed our recent webinar “Beyond the Ballot Box: Poland’s 2025 Election and the Unraveling of Electoral Safeguards”, watch the discussion here 🔗 youtu.be/o1D2a7XE5RA
🌟 A warm thank you to our speakers - Sonia Horonziak, Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska, Zofia Lutkiewicz and Adam Busuleanu!
This move, echoing similar actions against other CSOs in 🇬🇪, shows the Georgian Dream party continuing to use the unconstitutional and undemocratic laws recently adopted against civil society. ISFED will use all available legal mechanisms to defend the interests of the organization.
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⚠️ On June 23, the Anti-Corruption Bureau presented a court order to our member ISFED, demanding access to nearly all data from 2024 — incl. personal info of beneficiaries and partners. The order lacks proper legal grounds, threatening professional confidentiality, protected by 🇬🇪 law 🔗 bit.ly/3FVWDIB
25.06.2025 09:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🕒 Don’t miss today’s webinar on Poland’s 2025 elections! Register now 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2
25.06.2025 08:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Don’t forget to register for our webinar on 🇵🇱’s 2025 Election 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2
"Beyond the Ballot Box: Poland’s 2025 Election and the Unraveling of Electoral Safeguards"
📅 June 25
🕒3:00 PM CET
🎙️with Zofia Lutkiewicz, Sonia Horonziak, Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska and Adam Busuleanu
#SaveTheDate | 25 June 15:00 CET 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2
Join us for a webinar, organised with Political Accountability Foundation (PAF), as we unpack key takeaways from 🇵🇱 2025 election, where traditional norms gave way to candidate-influencers, blurred institutional roles, and gaps in transparency
"National parliaments should step up the fight against fake election observers" European Parliament & EPDE co-hosted conference on Countering Fake Election Observation recommends EU member state parliaments commit to code of conduct for election observation. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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Honoured to co-host a high-level conference with the EP’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) on countering fake observation, disinfo & hybrid threats. We will deep-dive with MEPs, experts to shape strategies to defend election integrity. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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