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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 CZECH COUNTRY PAGE

Regional events

Upcoming events

Past events

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

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

This year the agenda provided 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 provided an opportunity for electoral experts to exchange experiences with their colleagues from all around the world. The conference featured 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.

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.

Regional Election Spotlight

Forthcoming elections

Romania | parliamentary
28 November

The Romanian legislative elections of 2008 will be held on 28 November. 137 members of the Senate and 332 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected through party-list proportional representation system for a 4-year term. To learn more about Romanian elections please visit the homepage of Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania.

 

Recent elections

Czech Republic| regional & senate elections

17-18 October, 24-25 October (Second round of Senate elections)

Regional elections and the first round of elections to the upper house of parliament were held in October 2008. Established in 1996, the Senate has 81 members elected for a six year term. Elections to one third of the Senate are held every two years: this time 27 seats were allocated among the winners. In the elections to one-third of the Senate, the opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) won, gaining 23 of 27 posts, while the senior government Civic Democrats (ODS) gained only three and lost their absolute majority in the Senate. To read about results of recent elections to regional councils click here and visit the Czech country page. For information on Elections to the  Senate read the electoral news posted on the Czech country page and click here.

12 October

The recent elections to the Lithuanian Seimas were held on 12 October 2008. For more information on legal background, list of candidates and preliminary results please click here visit the website of the Central Election Commission.

Bosnia & Herzegovina | local

5 October

More than three million Bosnian citizens were registered to vote for city councils and mayors at the fourth post-war local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ballot passed without major incidents and the average turnout was a better-than-expected 55 percent. To find out more on the last local elections please visit the official site of the Central Election Commission and visit the country page for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Belarus | parliamentary
28 September, 2008

Parliamentary elections for the 110 members to the House of Representatives were held on 28 September, 2008. During the advance voting on September 23-26 more than a quarter of registered voters cast their ballots. Please visit the Belarus country page to read latest news and preliminary results of the recent elections.

Slovenia| parliamentary
21 September, 2008

90 deputies of the National Assembly of Slovenia (Državni zbor) were elected on 21 September 2008. For news and results on elections please click here. 

 
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 on the last 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.