Traduction de «Directrice du scrutin local » (Français → Anglais) :

interim returning officer

returning officer

returning officer

Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines | Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities

Committee of Experts on Electoral Systems and Voting Procedures at Local Level

I. whereas the 11 April local elections process appeared to be more efficient than that of 28 February and once again observers saw no evidence of centralised systematic fraud although some attempts at manipulation were observed and there was an increase in security incidents, with at least 30 people killed;

5. Welcomes the first-ever country-wide local elections in Kosovo on 3 November 2013 and in particular the visible voter turnout in Serbian-dominated municipalities to the south of the Ibar river as well as the overall orderly conduct of the local elections in Kosovo, as assessed in the preliminary statement of the EU-EOM as a crucial step towards the formation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities, which is part of the normalisation process; welcomes the efforts which Belgrade and Pristina have invested to ensure that the elections are peaceful and in keeping with democratic norms; strongly condemns the violence and persistent in ...[+++]timidation which occurred in the north Mitrovica and Zvečan municipalities and urges the Serbian authorities to do their utmost to facilitate efforts to bring the perpetrators of violence to justice; notes, in this connection, the Serbian leaders’ pledge that those responsible for the outbreak of violence will be held accountable for their actions; notes that further vigilant efforts are needed to break the organised crime network and its ties to local political elites and to re-establish the rule of law in the north of Kosovo; welcomes the stance taken by Serbian political leaders who have actively encouraged ethnic Serbians in Kosovo to participate in the elections, but notes at the same time that Belgrade should not stifle political pluralism in the Serbian community in Kosovo by campaigning on behalf of any particular party or electoral list;

The guidelines at local and regional level will be dictated by the specific features of the area, with the opportunity available to generate immediate added value.

in light of the local elections held in May 2010, welcomes the progress towards meeting international standards but certain shortcomings remain to be addressed; in particular, while overall the elections were organised in a transparent, inclusive and professional manner and there were significant improvements which demonstrated that the authorities are attempting to address previous shortcomings, concerns remain with regard to voter mobilisation, the lack of an even playing field for some candidates, and a sometimes unclear boundary between state funded, government activity and party political activity;