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Table of Contents EU EEM to Kos ovo 2010 Final R e p o r t European Union Election Expert Mission to Kosovo B E N F 2 0 0 9 – l o t n r 7 - Governance and Home Affairs FWC Contract n° E u r o p e Ai d / 127054/C/SER/Multi Final Report Phase I 19 N o v e m b e r – 16 December 2 0 1 0 Phase II 6 – 12 January 2011 P h a s e I I 2 1 – 25 January 2011 2 5 January 201 1 A mission financed by the European Implemented by Union and managed by the European SOFRECO Governance – 20 Consortium and Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo Democracy Reporting International (DRI) Final Report I 2 5 J A N 2011 EU EEM to Kos ovo 2010 Final R e p o r t TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 4 2 INTRODUCTION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE EU EEM .............................. 8 3 POLITICAL CONTEXT ............................................................................. 10 3.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 10 3.2 Key political parties and the run up to the 12 December election .................. 11 3.3 Participation of non-majority communities ...................................................... 15 3.4 Participation of women ...................................................................................... 17 3.5 Respect for fundamental civil and political rights ........................................... 18 4 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 19 4.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 19 4.2 Overview ............................................................................................................. 20 4.3 Applicability of international standards ............................................................ 21 4.4 Eligibility to elect and to run for public office .................................................. 22 4.5 Amendments to the LGE and implementation of recommendations .............. 22 4.6 Election system .................................................................................................. 23 4.6.1 Overview ................................................................................................... 23 4.6.2 Allocation of the 100 seats ........................................................................ 25 4.6.3 Preference vote ......................................................................................... 26 4.6.4 Participation of women: Gender quota ...................................................... 26 4.6.5 Participation of non-majority communities: Reserved seats and guaranteed seats ......................................................................................................... 27 4.7 Complaints and appeals .................................................................................... 29 4.8 Transparency ...................................................................................................... 30 4.9 Compliance with applicable international standards ....................................... 30 5 ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODIES ...................................................... 31 5.1 Central Election Commission (CEC) ................................................................. 31 5.2 Registration of political entities and candidates .............................................. 33 5.3 Voter registration and identification ................................................................. 34 5.4 Conditional votes and out-of-Kosovo voting ................................................... 35 5.5 Regulation of political entities and their finances ............................................ 35 6 CAMPAIGN AND MEDIA .......................................................................... 38 6.1 Election campaign .............................................................................................. 38 6.2 Complaints and appeals during the campaign ................................................. 42 6.3 Media landscape ................................................................................................. 43 6.4 Coverage by the media ...................................................................................... 44 Final Report I 2 5 J A N 2011 EU EEM to Kos ovo 2010 Final R e p o r t 7 ELECTION DAY PROCESS AND POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS AS SEEN BY THE EU EEM .................................................................................. 45 7.1 Process ............................................................................................................... 45 7.2 Turnout ................................................................................................................ 45 7.3 Preliminary results ............................................................................................. 46 7.4 Complaints and appeals on election day .......................................................... 48 7.5 Recount ............................................................................................................... 50 7.6 Repeat election ................................................................................................... 51 7.7 In anticipation of final election results .............................................................. 54 7.8 Political developments in the aftermath of 12 December 2010 ....................... 55 7.9 Handling of election-related criminal offences ................................................ 56 8 ELECTION OBSERVATION AND POLL WATCHING ............................. 57 8.1 Domestic observer groups ................................................................................ 57 8.2 ENEMO election observation mission .............................................................. 59 8.3 Diplomatic poll watch ......................................................................................... 60 8.4 The European Parliament election observation delegation............................. 61 9 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 62 9.1 Preface ................................................................................................................ 62 9.2 Compliance with international standards ......................................................... 63 9.3 Election system .................................................................................................. 63 9.4 Election management ........................................................................................ 64 9.5 Complaints and appeals .................................................................................... 66 9.6 Political parties ................................................................................................... 66 9.7 Other recommendations .................................................................................... 68 10 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................... 69 11 ANNEXES – STATEMENTS BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION ...................................................................... 71 This report was prepared with financial assistance from the European Union and managed by the European Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not represent any official view of the European Commission. Final Report I 2 5 J A N 2011 EU EEM to Kos ovo 2010 Final R e p o r t 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 3 November 2010 the Acting President of Kosovo1 requested the European Union (EU) to deploy an EU election observation mission for the 12 December 2010 early general election. As this was not possible in the circumstances, the European Commission (EC) chose to deploy a three-person European Union Election Expert Mission (EU EEM). An EU EEM is not equivalent to an election observation mission due to its limited staff and period of deployment. Therefore, the EU EEM was not in a position to offer a comprehensive assessment of the election process in its entirety. The overall objective of the EU EEM was to support Kosovo‟s democratic development and institution building. The specific objectives were to provide continuous analysis and to report to the EC, the wider EU family and EU Member States on the electoral process before, during and after the election day(s). The EU EEM prepared a final report2 including detailed recommendations for further improvements and confidence building measures in the context of an urgently needed electoral reform prior to future elections in Kosovo. The EU EEM was present in Kosovo from 19 November until 16 December 2010. Due to the significant scale of irregularities identified by the authorities and observers alike, the EU EEM was extraordinarily asked to redeploy, from 6 to 12 January 2011, in the context of the 9 January 2011 repeat elections in Deçan/Dečane, Gllogovc/Glogovac and Skënderaj/Srbica. On similar grounds, the EU EEM redeployed again in the period from 21 to 27 January, in the context of the 23 January 2011 repeat elections in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and with the objective to present its final report to stakeholders in Pristina. For the 12 December polls, the European Parliament (EP) deployed a seven member Election Observation Delegation. Two members of the Delegation returned to Kosovo for the 9 January repeat election. The statements of the Delegation are annexed
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