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Monitoring of Local Election Campaign in the Context of the Code of Conduct for Local Councillors
This project works to support the Monitoring Boards established as part of WFD's Serbia programme to monitor the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Local Councillors.
The overall aim of the project is to increase transparency and accountability amongst local councillors. The project monitors the campaigns of candidates in the Local Elections, 2008 in eight municipalities of Serbia (Smederevo, Plandište, Prokuplje, Pirot, Vranje, Arilje, Šabac, Mladenovac) . Monitoring is focused on specific issues including campaign financing and other areas covered by the Code of Conduct.
One of biggest set of problems is related to the implementation of the Code's provisions (Articles 10 and 11) which deal with local election campaigns and local election campaign financing issues. Many of MBs are composed of party members or even candidates for local elections which makes it difficult for the Boards to assess whether relevant Code of Conduct articles are respected. The Boards also lack the tools to address this problem after the election campaign is completed. In such a situation, citizens also remain unaware as to whether these important Code elements are respected during election campaigns.
More broadly, this project also tackles the implementation of local election and campaign financing regulations. For example, in the field of election regulations, there are on-going discussions about how to change the electoral system in order to foster citizens' representation on local assemblies. With regards to election campaign financing, there are problems relating to all types of elections (poor monitoring by the Republican Electoral Committee, many different interpretations of certain legislative provisions).
This project is supported by donation of Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Partner organizations which participate on this project:
- Center of Social Initiatives – Smederevo
- Citizen's Association Impuls – Plandište
- Toplica Center for Democracy and Human Rights – Prokuplje
- Citizens' Library Pirgos – Pirot
- ABC center for peace, security and tolerance – Vranje
- Center of Creative Gathering – Arilje
- Osvit – Šabac
Pirot
 (29.08. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization Transparency – Serbia invite you to attend Press Conference Which will take place on Monday, 01. September 2008, in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36, first floor, with the beginning at 11 o'clock» more » |
| (19.06. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization Transparency – Serbia invite you to attend Press Conference Which will take place on Thursday, 19. June 2008, in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36, first floor, with the beginning at 11 o'clock» more » |
| (02.06. 2008. / activities /statement ) |
Organization Transparency – Serbia evaluates claims of REC (Republic Election Committee) official that „there is no sanction“ for election participants which didn't submit reports on campaign financing, and that „REC can only note in its report that they haven't perform that duty“ as completely incorrect .» more » |
| (16.05. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Transparency – Serbia , at the press conference, invited political parties which participated at the elections to demonstrate their declared whish to fight against corruption by submitting complete and accurate reports on campaign financing in legal deadline after finishing of parliamentary, regional and local elections» more » |
| (16.05. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press conference Parliamentary election campaign and fight against corruption: what did parties promise and what they can at this moment Which will take place on Friday, May 16 2008 , in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36, first floor, at the beginning at 11 o'clock .» more » |
| (24.04. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Besides many already existing reasons to fight corruption, Serbia got a new one – possibility of establishing regime without visas with European Union countries. Considering news from Brussels, to accomplish this goal, against which are not even the biggest Euro- skeptics, it is necessary, among other things to implement regulations on criminals' property confiscation, implementing anticorruption regulations and establish independent agency for fight against corruption, adopt ethical codes and to conduct training for servants which give away passports or work in customs, fulfill GRECO recommendations (which Serbia adopted in mid 2006) and to implement anticorruption convention of UN and Council of Europe which Serbia ratified. .» more » |
| (23.04. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Transparency – Serbia in the desire to bring to concretization of discussion on fight against corruption during election campaign, as well as successful extension of anticorruption reforms in Serbia, sent yesterday to political parties which participate at the parliamentary elections letter with suggestions of activities in 20 clausules. Copy of the letter is in addition. .» more » |
| (08.04. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press-conference Which will take place on Thursday, April 10 2008, in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36 on first floor, with the beginning at 11 o'clock .» more » |
| (27.03. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Center of Social Initiative – CEDI and Transparency Serbia invite you to attend press conference on Thursday March 27 2008. at 12 o'clock, in the premises of library of History Archive Smederevo, Kralja Petra I.Monitoring of election campaign at local elections .» more » |
| (23.03. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization „Transparency Serbia“ from Belgrade, and Council for monitoring of implementation of Ethical Code from Mladenovac invite you to attend Press conferenceWhich will be held on March 24 2008. (Monday), with the beginning at 11 o'clock, in small room of Municipality Parliament of Mladenovac .» more » |
| (20.03. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization „Transparency – Serbia“ from Belgrade, Citizens Association „Center of Creative Gathering“ from Arilje and Committee for Monitoring of Implementation of Ethical Code of Public Officials from Arilja invite you to attend Press Conference Youth Center Arilje
Thursday, 20. March 2008., 13 o'clock.» more » |
| (13.03. 2008. / activities /press conference ) |
Organization „ Transparency – Serbia “ from Belgrade , Citizens' Association „ Osvit “ from Šabac and Council for monitoring of implementation of Ethical Code of public officials from Šabac invite you to attend Press conference Which will be held on March 14 2008. ( Friday ), with the beginning at 11 o'clock, in the fifth floor of Municipality Šabac building.» more » |
| (05.03. 2008. / activities /statement ) |
Procedure of privatization of one of the largest public enterprises would produce great attention of public and suspicions even when if it would be completely developed by an open tender procedure . This interest is even greater because of the fact that „ bond sales “ is practically agreed , and that in Government . .» more » |
| (05.03. 2008. / activities /statement ) |
Local elections are called for 11 May 2008. Rules on campaign financing prescribed by the Law on Financing of Political Parties are implemented in them . Besides all problems which exist in implementation of this Law on Republic Elections , here we have some additional ones , which are so vast that they seriously threat the whole process could become illegal . .» more » |
| (05.03. 2008. / activities /statement ) |
Although deadline for submitting reports on financing of campaign was ten days since the day of holding the elections, because of the fact that elections were repeated in one election unit, that deadline was extended and has expired only on February 22 2008. As some journalists found out, all nominators of candidates submitted reports, but neither parties that participated at this elections, nor Republic Election Commission haven't announced on that matter, nor made data on campaign financing available to voters. .» more » |
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