Tag: Right to vote

Some political parties not respecting silence

According to non-anonymous reports to Gong, the election morning went by peacefully with few reports about irregularities. The majority of reports were related to violations of election silence on social media, where specific political parties and candidates are posting paid ads (Živi zid, HSP). Additionally, SMS and messages on social media (SDP, IDS, Narodna stranka-reformisti) […]

26. September 2015.

The Constitution and the electoral laws as toys in the hands of Constitutional Court judges

The Constitutional Court reacts late yet again, and changes the rules of the electoral game one minute before it begins, right before the dissolution of the Parliament, when there is nothing to be done to fix the flaws of the legal framework. The decision is politically coloured in favour of the political elite and against […]

12. January 2015.

Invalid ballots indicate reluctance of voters to back either option offered

Sunday's presidential runoff in Croatia was marked by a high turnout as well as by a very high number of invalid ballots which analysts interpret as a statement by part of the electorate that they do not support either of the two political options offered. More than 60,000 invalid ballots were cast in the runoff […]

28. December 2014.

GONG: Presidential election took place mainly in democratic atmosphere

The non-governmental election-monitoring organisation GONG said on Sunday night that the presidential election had taken place mainly in a democratic atmosphere, with reports by citizens of the incompetence and indifference of polling committee members. Queries by citizens indicate that many committee members are insufficiently informed of the voting procedure and show the need for systematic […]

19. December 2014.

3,779,281 eligible to vote at Croatian presidential election on 28 Dec

The Public Administration Ministry said on Friday that 3,779,281 voters are eligible to vote at the presidential election to be held on 28 December. Voters will be able to cast their ballots in Croatia or at polling stations in 50 other countries, for one of four candidates running for the presidency - Kolinda Grabar Kitarović […]

17. December 2014.

Polling booths for Croatia's presidential poll to be in 50 countries apart from Croatia

In addition to polling stations in Croatia, Croatian voters will be able to vote in the forthcoming presidential election on 28 December at 90 polling stations in 50 other countries, the State Electoral Commission (DIP) said on Wednesday. Croatian nationals eligible to vote in the presidential election will be able to vote at 15 polling […]

15. November 2013.

Marriage initiative welcomes referendum, NGOs disappointed

The "In the Name of the Family" initiative welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision on Thursday that a marriage referendum can be held, while non-governmental organisations, whose request for the assessment of the constitutionality of the referendum's question the Court said was unauthorised, said the decision opened the door to a clerical campaign. Initiative representative Zeljka […]

9. October 2013.

«Self advocacy gives the person better self-esteem»

Disability, legal capacity, living independently in the community, getting married and starting a family, what to do after finishing school, closing institutions, the right to decide, how to influence society – all of this things taken for granted among so called «normal» people, mean the world for people with intellectual disabilities. And as self advocates […]

About 28.000 people in Croatia don't live at permanent address

About 28,000 people in Croatia do not live at their permanent registered address and 217,000 do not have a valid identity card, Interior Ministry official Gordana Valenta said on Monday at a public discussion organised by the GONG nongovernmental organisation on the application of the permanent residence law and upcoming local elections. Valenta said the […]

3.7 million eligible voters for EP elections in Croatia

A total of 3,740,951 voters will be entitled to vote in Croatian elections for the European Parliament on April 14, or as many as 763,814 fewer than at the referendum on Croatia's accession to the European Union, held in January 2012, Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk said on Friday. Bauk held a press conference to […]

6. December 2012.

The first step of electoral reform

Package of laws regulating the electoral process is only the first step in the fulfillment of one of the campaign promises - a comprehensive and systematic reform of the electoral legislation. GONG is pleased with the positive advances that new electoral laws bring, but wants to point out the outstanding issues and the risks to […]

26. November 2012.

Should people convicted for the most severe crimes be forbidden to stand in elections?

It is truly a question of vital legal as well as political importance, ensued by moral dilemmas, whilst being indivisible from the development of democratic political culture and accountability of both the state and society. With Croatia being in need of a meticulous and all-encompassing reform of electoral legislation, bearing recent experiences in mind, it […]

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