Traduction de «general election » (Anglais → Français) :

10. Welcomes the local elections conducted on 15 November 2009 as the first elections organised under the political responsibility of the Government of Kosovo; welcomes the fact that in general they passed calmly and in a good atmosphere; underlines however that a series of irregularities were reported; calls on the authorities to swiftly implement the recommendations of the international community, including the necessary changes to electoral law in order to clarify the levels of jurisdiction for dealing with complaints and to clearly divide competencies between the Central Election Commission and the Complaints and Appeals Commission, update the electoral roll and ensure consistent voter education; underlines the utmost importance of ...[+++]the political will to advance these reforms and to hold to account those responsible for electoral fraud with a view to the upcoming general elections;

10. Welcomes the local elections conducted on 15 November 2009 as the first elections organised under the political responsibility of the Government of Kosovo; welcomes the fact that in general they passed calmly and in a good atmosphere; underlines however that a series of irregularities were reported; calls on the authorities to swiftly implement the recommendations of the international community, including the necessary changes to electoral law in order to clarify the levels of jurisdiction for dealing with complaints and to clearly divide competencies between the Central Election Commission and the Complaints and Appeals Commission, update the electoral roll and ensure consistent voter education; underlines the utmost importance of ...[+++]the political will to advance these reforms and to hold to account those responsible for electoral fraud with a view to the upcoming general elections;

9. Welcomes the local elections conducted on 15 November 2009 as the first elections organised under the political responsibility of the Government of Kosovo; welcomes the fact that in general they passed calmly and in a good atmosphere; underlines however that a series of irregularities were reported; calls on the authorities to swiftly implement the recommendations of the international community, including the necessary changes to electoral law in order to clarify the levels of jurisdiction for dealing with complaints and to clearly divide competencies between the Central Election Commission and the Complaints and Appeals Commission, update the electoral roll and ensure consistent voter education; underlines the utmost importance of t ...[+++]he political will to advance these reforms and to hold to account those responsible for electoral fraud with a view to the upcoming general elections;

In two recent judgments connected with European elections, the Gibraltar case (C-145/04, Spain v. UK ) and the Aruba case (C-300/04, Eman en Sevinger ), the European Court of Justice made the important point that although the Member States have discretion in regulating those aspects of electoral procedure for the European Parliament (EP) elections which are not harmonised at EU level, they must respect general principles of EU law, under the control of the Court of Justice.

whereas international election observation is aimed at strengthening the legitimacy of the electoral process, increasing public confidence in elections, deterring electoral fraud and exposing it where it occurs and analysing, reporting and making recommendations for the improvement of all aspects of the electoral process in full cooperation with the host country, the settlement of any disputes and the protection of human rights and democracy in general,

Stresses that the observation of elections in new and developing democracies should remain a priority, since such states generally stand to benefit most from international election observation and the recommendations flowing therefrom.