Country:
Belarus
Organization:
Human Rights Center - Viasna
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Presidential
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Candidate and party registration
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
De-registration
Recommendation:
It is important that electoral legislation did not provide overly broad grounds for candidate deregistration and excluded the possibility of short-notice de-registration of candidates, especially for minor technical reasons. Above all, any arbitrary or politically motivated deregistration of candidates should be ruled out
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented