Country:
Georgia
Organization:
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Parliamentary
Recommending Organization:
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)
Primary Thematic Area:
Campaign
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Undue campaign rethoric (eg. discriminatory, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic campaigning, hate speech)
Secondary Thematic Area:
Media
Subtopic of secondary thematic area:
New Media
Recommendation:
Political party leaders and candidates should distance themselves from discrediting messages and negative campaigns run on social networks created for supporting them and/or discrediting their opponents. Instead, they should demand public disclosure of sources of financing for such campaigns.
Action required:
Practice / Implementation
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election contestants, Political parties
Implementation Status:
Not implemented