8 hours agoDnV: Voting delays of unacceptable candidates should be counted from yesterday
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Election Monitoring, Democracy in Action (DnV), has said the process has been affected by the failure of the Central Election Commission's electronic system (KQZ) for publishing preliminary results, leaving the public without accurate information until tomorrow. “Following legislation in effect, [...]
“According to legislation in effect, in regular polling, initially only votes for political subjects are counted, while their verification and counting of votes for candidates of political subjects should start the day after the elections”, it is said in their response.
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The coalition of civil society organisations for monitoring elections, Democracy in Action (DnV), recalls the assessment that election day on February 9th was generally held in a quiet atmosphere and without serious incidents. However, the process was marred by the failure of the Central Election Commission's electronic system (KQZ) for publishing preliminary results, leaving the public without accurate information until tomorrow.
Under the legislation in effect, only votes for political subjects are initially counted at regular locations, while their verification and counting of votes for candidates of political subjects should start the day after the elections.
So the voting counting process for candidates should have started yesterday at 8: 00 a.m. on Monday at 38 Community Counting Centres (QKN). However, because of what the CEC considers “technical and administrative problems”, this process has not yet started so far. Today alone, the CEC has announced that the process will begin at 1600, but only in four municipalities. This action is an improvisement that gives the impression that the situation is under control when reality is actually different.
Democracy in Action calls on the CEC without delay and transparently share information on the performance of the KKN counting process and acceptance of ballots from outside via mail. We also demand that the CEC engage more intensively with all its capacities so that the legal deadlines are not exceeded and no delays can be created that can affect the certificate of results.
By not sharing information timely and transparently, the CEC could undermine citizens' confidence in the election results, which is unacceptable, especially after a day of democratic elections.
Democracy in Action will continue monitoring the process and inform the public of any further development.
