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🇬🇪 Join us for an online round table on "European Perspectives, Russian Law, and a New Electoral System: What to Know About Georgia’s 2024 Elections" on June 27 at 15:00 CET! With the new proportional voting system and voting machines, will we see a more balanced parliament? How could recent laws and the stigmatization of civil society impact the electoral process? 🗳 Together with our experts Nino Dolidze, Sandro Baramidze, Nana Tchanturia, and Mamuka Andguladze, we will discuss the consequences of eliminating majority constituencies, the role of new electoral technologies amid social polarization, and the effects of the “Foreign Agents” law on civil society and media. 🗓️ June 27 at 15:00 CET 📍 Online (Zoom) 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/diajQpbn #Georgia2024 #Elections #ForeignAgentsLaw The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) Transparency International Georgia Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) Media Advocacy Coalition

🇭🇺 "[The Sovereignty Law] has enforced a culture of fear within civil society and the media, diverted already limited resources and attention, stifled cooperation and imposed a level of self-censorship." 👉 Read the latest article on EU Observer by Elliott Goat and Zsofia Banuta (Unhack Democracy) detailing the Hungarian government's tightened control over civil society organizations: https://lnkd.in/d9e4id2H 📘 For further details, check out the Hungarian Citizen Election Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/d4bijxQn

📹 Thanks so much to our speakers - Nino Dolidze, Sandro Baramidze, Nana Tchanturia, and Mamuka Andguladze - and everyone who joined us yesterday for the online round table on “European perspectives, Russian Law, and a new electoral system: What to know about Georgia’s 2024 elections” 🇬🇪 👉 For those who missed it, you can watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/diEVxyUk Stay in the loop on our upcoming events, news from the EPDE network and the activities of the EPDE secretariat: https://lnkd.in/dfuJ_zQh The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) Transparency International Georgia Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) Media Advocacy Coalition

📰 Our fresh newsletter is now in your inbox! 📪 In this issue, read about: 🔹 27 June, 15:00 CET Online Round Table on the upcoming Georgia Parliamentary elections 2024, organised with EPDE member The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) 👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/3Vrp5pa 🔹 EPDE at the European Parliament Elections: Observing E-Day in Bulgaria and Romania, in partnership with @ Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED) and Expert Forum (EFOR) 🔹 Report on the EU and local elections in Hungary, published by Hungarian election-related organizations, including EPDE member Unhack Democracy …and more updates from our members! Read all about it here: https://bit.ly/3L0XFSs Not subscribed yet? 👉 Sign up for our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dfuJ_zQh

A big congratulations to our colleagues at the Political Accountability Foundation and their fantastic Board of Directors — Zofia Lutkiewicz, Karol Bijos, and Dr. Anna Frydrych-Depka — on receiving the Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Department of State! Your hard work in promoting free and fair elections in Poland is truly inspiring. Gratulacje! 💙

📢 🎥 In light of recent political developments in Georgia, Olga Aivazovska, chair of the board of Civil Network OPORA, spoke with Nino Evgenidze, the director of the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) and Nino Dolidze, executive director of the The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) about the controversial foreign agents law and its implications. ❓ Why did official Tbilisi resort to adopting the scandalous foreign agents law before the parliamentary elections, and will the civil society representatives obey it? ❓ How does society react to steps that actually destroy Georgia’s European perspective? ❓ And is the current government of Georgia afraid of sanctions from Western countries? 🎥 Watch the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dnwMhEN2 👉 More information here: https://lnkd.in/dtwZqAQn The “Power of Choice” is a project of Civil Network OPORA that aims to emphasize the importance of responsible and informed choice for the sustainable development of Ukraine and Ukrainian society.