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Scope of countries

For specific information on individual countries, please visit the country pages below

·         Albania

·         Belarus

·         Bosnia & Herzegovina

·         Bulgaria

.         Czech Republic

·         Croatia

.         Estonia

·         Hungary

·         Latvia

·         Lithuania

·         Macedonia

·         Moldova

.         Montenegro

·         Poland

·         Romania

·         Russian Federation

.         Serbia

·         Slovakia

.         Slovenia

.         Turkey

·         Ukraine

Welcome to the Regional Centre page for the region of Central and Eastern Europe. This page is facilitated by ACEEEO, an associated member of the ACE network. Here you will find updated information about the region, such as electoral news, case studies and election-related links. To access this material, use the menus to the right. If you need information about other regions, select another Regional Centre from the drop-down menu on the left side.

Regional events

Upcoming events

Capacity Building Training for Moldovan Election Officials in July, 2008

The ACEEEO Secretariat is organizing a training for the members of the Central Election Commission of Moldova in order to build sustainable institutional technical capacity and skills to administer elections and referenda. The training will focus on organizational and technical skills necessary for administering elections and referenda, planning and assuring human resources for elections, conflict management and handling legal complaints. Training agenda will be finalized during a preparatory meeting to be held at the ACEEEO Secretariat, Budapest, on April 21-22. For more information please ask the ACE focal persons at aceeeo@aceeeo.org.

Past events

Seminar for international observers in St. Petersburg

Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States jointly with the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation held the Seminar for international observers and advisers at the elections to the public authorities in St. Petersburg on 11-12 February 2008. The seminar aimed at rendering practical assistance to international observers participating in monitoring of elections in CIS countries in  2008.  Besides practical trainings, also round tables were held discussing „Just and fair elections in the context of pan-European political dialogue”, „Exchange of experience in organizing and holding of elections in member states of the CIS, Council of Europe, the Nordic Council and the OSCE”.

Celebration of Global Elections Day
In 2008 the Global Election Day was held on 7 February in ACEEEO member states. The main goals of this day are: confirming our belief in the irreversibility of democratic processes; informing the public of new achievements and challenges related to various types of voting systems; calling the attention of parliaments, governments, politicians and world leaders about the important leadership role they play in promoting a culture of democracy and high levels of voter participation; influencing first-time voters and young voters to commit themselves to democratic values.

Regional Election Spotlight

Forthcoming elections

Macedonia | pre-term parliamentary elections

June 1, 2008

Pre-term parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia scheduled for 1 June 2008.The Speaker of Macedonia's parliament says he has set an early elections date for June 1. It will be the first time Macedonia holds elections early. Elections had not been expected until 2010.

Recent elections

Serbia | pre-term parliamentary
May 11, 2008

Following the official breakdown of the government on 8 March, 2008, early parliamentary elections took place simultaneously with local elections on 11 May. To find out more the recent Serbian elections please visit the Serbia country page.

Montenegro | presidential
April 6, 2008

Since the country’s independence in 2006, the first Montenegrin presidential election was held on 6 April, 2008. To read more about  these elections click here and read preliminary conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission of OSCE/ODIHR and PACE.

Hungary | referendum

March 9, 2008

Hungarian President announced that a referendum would be held early March, 2008. For further information, visit the Hungarian Country Page and the relevant page of the National Electoral Office of Hungary.

Russian Federation | presidential
March 2, 2008

Pursuant to the Constitution, the incumbent President, Vladimir Putin was not entitled to come forward as a candidate for the third time. To read more about the results of the presidental elections click here and visit the Russian Country Page

Armenia | presidential
February 19, 2008

Serzh Sargsyan has been elected as President of Armenia in the first round of the presidental elections held on 19 February, 2008. For more information please visit the Armenian Country Page.

February 3, 2008

The second round of the presidential elections was held on Sunday (3 February). The first round of the presidental elections was held on 20 January, 2008. For results and more information please visit the Serbian Country Page.

January 5, 2008

Early Presidental Elections took place in Georgia to resolve the country’s political crisis. To find out more please visit the Georgian Country Page.