Personal Democracy Forum CEE is an annual event for citizen, activist, public officers, and civic tech community. This year it`s held online. During PDF CEE online "Democracy: Can you hear me?" participants discuss the interplay between democracy, technology, and society in the context of COVID -19 pandemic and in the future. There will be activists from 14 European countries and USA, public officers, journalists, 1980's Polish democratic opposition activist, academics as speakers. One of the...

The previous proposals to the Electoral Code include some debatable, or even threatening provisions that require a broad expert and parliamentary discussion.  The deputy factions and groups shall work on the basis of transparency and openness, and engage the stakeholders, in order to timely inform about the primary changes to the Code, and avoid any possible risks for democratic elections.

The VRU Committee on Organization of State Government, Regional Development, Local Self-Government and Urban Planning has returned to the improvement of the Election Code before 2020 regular local elections.

The Committee on Organization of State Government, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning starts to consider amendments to the Election Code on the next week. Deputy Head of the Servant of the People Oleksandr Korniienko announced this on 6 May briefing.

The working group, which elaborates the draft law on political parties, wants to simplify the process of registering political parties. However, activities of a party must demonstrate that it is functioning and can actively participate in elections.

In April, the Parliament adopted a number of important initiatives. In particular, MPs voted for the State Budget amendments, and approved the reduce in revenue and increase in expenditure. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, this decision was necessary to allocate additional funds to fight coronavirus. The Parliament has approved changes that allow the completion of decentralization process. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers was entitled to designate administrative centers of te...

The introduction of gender quotas into the Electoral Code was a huge achievement for the Parliament. That is why any attempts to delete them will be opposed by MPs, civil society, and the international community.

After the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-2014, and the flee of the President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine has had 5 national election campaigns: two presidential campaigns, two parliamentary runs, and local campaigns all over the country. During this “short life” the country has experienced the post-revolutionary political instability, illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, and Russia’s unfolding of the armed conflict in the Donbass against Ukraine that is currently underway.