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Money-ghosts, or Do parties and candidates sponsor members of election commissions?

Election, as a democratic governance tool, is impossible without two things – people and money. Sometimes these things are interconnected. For instance, when labour remuneration of members of election commisions is meant. In the final report, published after the presidential election of May 25, 2014, the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission states: ‘OSCE/ODIHR observers informed that […]


Ukraine’s next electoral challenge

By Erik Herron and Nazar Boyko A Ukrainian policeman stands in front of a voting booth as he secures the polling station in the village of Kosmach in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), western Ukraine May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel   As part of our continuing series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, the following is a pre-election […]


Post-Election Report, Part 1 – Preliminary Results and Turnout

District electoral commissions continue to work through the protocols and report results to the Central Electoral Commission. As of 9:00 am (Kyiv time) on Tuesday, just over 86% of the results have been entered into the CEC database. Some districts have been slower than others and the failure to have more reports in at this […]


Post-Election Report, Part 1 – Preliminary Results and Turnout

District electoral commissions continue to work through the protocols and report results to the Central Electoral Commission. As of 9:00 am (Kyiv time) on Tuesday, just over 86% of the results have been entered into the CEC database. Some districts have been slower than others and the failure to have more reports in at this […]