Tag: Political parties

14. January 2021.

The European Commission will draft new guidelines following Gong's appeal

Following Gong's complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the participation of President von der Leyen in a HDZ election campaign video, the European Commission decided to develop guidelines for the participation of its members in national election campaigns. The European Ombudsman, the body to which Gong reported Ursula von der Layen's participation in the HDZ's […]

We have to get the exact costs for Facebook campaigns

The data from the SEC financial reports and the social media reports for the European Parliament election show that the amount spent, which Gong warned about even before the election, is not possible to precisely define and it is necessary to more clearly regulate political advertising on social media and digital platforms The New Rulebook […]

Ads are not labeled as political, and some don't even appear

The election campaign for the European Parliament in 2019 was the first election campaign in which we have had a somewhat better insight into a political advertisement on social media, especially on Facebook. In accordance to the promise of increasing transparency in advertising which Facebook has given to the European Union, the campaign has provided […]

15. September 2015.

On financing campaigns and referenda: The Government and the Parliament are (again) unenthusiastic

In order to invalidate to the largest extent possible the rule that elections are won with „one third above and two thirds below the table“, GONG is appealing to the Government and the Parliament that, before their dissolution, they pass a long awaited and improved Act on Referenda, and to make the most of the […]

28. April 2015.

Three candidates for Constitutional Court judges short-listed

The parliamentary committee for the Constitution on Tuesday proposed that parliament appoint two constitutional court judges from three short-listed applicants out of 11 who had applied - a constitutional law professor, Sanja Baric, Judge Ivana Calic and former state prosecutor Mladen Bajic. Baric won the support of all committee members at the meeting which Croatian […]

27. March 2015.

Cuckoo’s eggs and buying parliamentary representatives – what lies in the legislative proposal?

Prohibiting civil society organizations from financing referendum campaigns is almost tantamount to prohibiting parties from financing their own election campaigns, considering the fact that referenda are one of the main forms of citizens’ activism and direct decision-making. At the same, time, political parties are enabled to “buy” parliamentary representatives. Although GONG welcomes most provisions of […]

5. December 2014.

Parliamentary committee allocates funds for parties

The parliamentary committee on the Constitution on Friday decided on the allocation of funds for the financing of parliamentary parties and independent MPs who will receive HRK 5 million more in 2015 than this year. The parties will receive HRK 55 million in total, allocated according to the number of seats they had when the […]

Efforts to improve the implementation of legislation in Croatia

Efforts are being made to impose adequate sanctions to the parties that have violated regulations, and to give the issue of party funding the proper place in public legal and political sphere. After the State Audit Office detected a series of irregularities and violations while conducting financial audit of political parties and independent representatives for […]

12. December 2010.

The answer to the remaining gaps in the political activities and election campaign regulation

Although the Croatian government has made a significant step towards achieving international standards and better regulation of that problematic area by proposing a new bill on political activities and election campaign financing, some important areas will still remain insufficiently regulated. Although the Croatian government has made a significant step towards achieving international standards and better […]