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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.

THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT IS ON HUNGARIAN COUNTRY PAGE

Regional events

Upcoming events

Capacity Building Training for Moldovan Election Officials - 14-18 July, 2008

The ACEEEO Secretariat organized 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 focused 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 was finalized during a preparatory meeting to be held at the ACEEEO Secretariat, Budapest, on April 21-22. For more information and for the programme, please visit www.aceeeo.org or ask the ACE focal persons at aceeeo@aceeeo.org.

17^th Conference of the ACEEEO - 11-13 September, 2008

The ACEEEO and the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, jointly organize the 17^th ACEEEO annual conference, in Constanta (Romania) from 11 to 13 September 2008.

This year the agenda provides an opportunity to exchange experiences on and the international comparison of issues related to Role of the law enforcement bodies (police) in the security of the elections and Ensuring security and accuracy of voting materials.

This professional meeting provides an opportunity for electoral experts to exchange experiences with their colleagues from all around the world. The conference will feature professional development workshops, panels of election experts, an exhibition of electoral equipment and services.

For details and more information, please contact the ACEEEO Secretariat or visit the webpage of the Association.

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

 

Belarus | parliamentary
28 September

Bosnia & Herzegovina | local
5 October

Lithuania | parliamentary
12 October

Romania | parliamentary
28 November

Recent elections

Romania | local

June 1, 2008 and June 15, 2008

Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said that Romania's government called local elections for June 1, 2008. To find out more the upcoming local elections in Romania please visit the official site of the Permanent Electoral Authority.

Macedonia | pre-term parliamentary
June 1, 2008

Pre-term parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia scheduled for 1 June 2008. For news and results on elections, please visit the Macedonia country page.

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.

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.