May 30, 2017 19:00
State Duma adopted laws subject to postponement of election and abolishment of absentee voting
The member of ‘Golos’ Movement Board Arkady Lyubarev explained that it means
May 30, 2017 16:26
Vitaliy Kovin: Realists’ Forum
Member of the Movement ‘Golos’ about the Third Forum of Citizen Observers
April 13, 2017 23:47
‘Golos’ was elected to ENEMO Secretariat
The movement ‘Golos’ was elected to the Secretariat of ENEMO - The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations
April 13, 2017 23:34
ENEMO Concerned over Armenian CEC’s Decision to Reject Invitation for Election Observation
The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) strongly condemns the decision of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Armenia to deny ENEMO an official invitation to observe the upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Armenia.
April 04, 2017 13:52
Despite some improvements many violations reported during elections in Armenia
Transparency International Anticorruption Center acknowledged positive amendments to the election legislation and the introduction of the new voter registration devices which improved the election day proceedings. At the same time, a high number of violations were reported to the "map of violations" on the election day.
April 03, 2017 18:23
‘Golos’ Coordinator arrested during anti-corruption protests in Russia
On 26 March 2017 Russian police arrested hundreds of mostly young people for joining nationwide anti-corruption protests in Russia.
April 03, 2017 11:24
EPDE calls on Belarusian authorities to release peaceful demonstrators
‘Golos’ movement is a member of EPDE that issued an official statement calling on the authorities to facilitate the exercise of freedom of assembly.
April 03, 2017 11:17
EPDE condemns Armenian government for refusing international observers
Armenia refused to accredit the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) for the parliamentary elections. The organization issued a statement strongly criticizing such a decision of the Armenian authorities.
April 03, 2017 11:13
Election observers submitted a report to CEC addressing the 18 September 2016 Election violations in Korolev
Election observers Inna Karezina, Kirill Samodurov and the expert of ‘Golos’ movement Vasily Weissenberg submitted a report to CEC addressing the electoral fraud committed by the election officials of Korolev city election commissions on September 18, 2016.
April 01, 2017 23:21
ENEMO Condemns Crackdown on its Member Organizations in Belarus
The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) is deeply alarmed by the crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Belarus in connection to the Freedom Day demonstrations.
February 02, 2017 19:17
Overview of the most important 2017 Elections in Europe
2017 will feature a series of continuous challenges to the current political system. For the first time in 15 years, the Federal Election in Germany and the French Presidential Elections are held in the same year. These are the two largest countries in Europe that determine the policies of European Union in many respects.
January 30, 2017 19:24
Investigation. In Ryazan, 9 out of 10 final protocols have not been properly certified
During the 18 September 2016 Election to the State Duma of the VII Convocation, the regional branch of movement advocating for voters' rights 'Golos' in Ryazan region took part in the project 'National election commission'
January 27, 2017 18:00
CEC indicated wrong address
The chairwoman of Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, admitted a mistake made in respect to the composition of election commission of Moscow region.
January 26, 2017 19:00
Election Commission of Moscow region refused to dismiss the chairman of Korolyov TEC
he election commission of Moscow region announced its refusal to dismiss the chairman of Korolyov territorial election commission, Zhana Prokofieva. The decision was published on the official website of the commission
January 25, 2017 22:50
Board of ‘Golos’ movement held several meetings with representatives of OSCE PA and OSCE/ODIHR
The OSCE representatives congratulated the movement ‘Golos’ on winning the International 2017 Democracy Defender Award. In addition, they have expressed high appreciation for mutual cooperation and expect such combined efforts in the future.
January 25, 2017 15:48
‘Golos’: Donations transferred to electronic wallet are legitimate
The ‘Golos’ movement would like to emphasize that election funds could be raised just after the Election Day was announced. Respectively, the election law cannot be applied to the funds transferred to electronic wallet as contribution to the upcoming presidential campaign.
January 12, 2017 11:09
‘Golos’ Movement has warned against interference of administration in electoral process
Regarding the upcoming elections, similar estimates may encourage the misuse of administrative resources, what has been repeatedly criticized by the public, as well by the state officials themselves. The desire to please the government will impel the regional leaders to abuse their authority and that would undermine the confidence of citizens in the elections and the election results.
December 30, 2016 23:01
Overview of 2016 Election trends
December 29, 2016 22:56
In 2017, major CEC task - Election Officials Training
The chairwoman of Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova announced during the final CEC session, that this year one of the main CEC tasks is to run election officials training, as the news agency 'Zakon' informed.
December 27, 2016 20:04
‘Golos’: Transparency in financial statements of candidates did not improve
The experts of movement advocating for voters’ rights ‘Golos’ and ‘Transparency International Russia’ claim that it is extremely intricate to understand who stands behind one or another candidate. They have analysed the transparency of political financing in the last Election to the State Duma to prepare an analytical report.
December 26, 2016 22:50
CEC chairperson presented proposals to be submitted to the President and recommended 'to refrain from turning away from observers'
