Contents PROGRAMME INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 2 ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 4 CONTEXT...................................................................................................................................................... 6 POLITICAL CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 PROGRAMME CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................................. 8 RESULTS .................................................................................................................................................... 10 PARLIAMENT COMPONENT .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Output 1. Improving the Institutional capacity of the Parliament to meet European Standards of gender and human rights ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Output 2. Strengthening the legislative and oversight functions of the Parliament ..................................... 16 Output 3. Fostering the quality of the representative role of the Parliament and promoting more interaction between Members of the Parliament, citizens and civil society .................................................................. 18 ELECTORAL COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Output 1. Capacities of electoral administration on central, territorial and local levels to deliver inclusive and professional elections improved and gender and human rights mainstreamed ................................... 24 Output 2. Strategic legal framework conducive to trustworthy and transparent electoral process based on official data using modern technological developments .............................................................................. 36 Output 3. State IT systems ensure electoral administration in line with strategic and legal framework and modern technological developments on sustainable basis ......................................................................... 39 Output 4. Public better informed and engaged in electoral processes on central, territorial and local levels ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS PROGRAMME OUTPUTS ..................................................................... 50 PARLIAMENT COMPONENT .......................................................................................................................................... 50 ELECTORAL COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................................ 56 ISSUES AND RISKS OF PROGRAMME ................................................................................................... 61 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED ........................................................................ 71 PARLIAMENT COMPONENT ........................................................................................................................................... 71 ELECTORAL COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................................ 72 LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................................................................................. 76 PARLIAMENT COMPONENT .......................................................................................................................................... 76 ELECTORAL COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................................ 77 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................... 78 PROVISIONAL EXPENSES BY PROGRAMME OUTPUTS .................................................................................................. 78 PARLIAMENT COMPONENT .......................................................................................................................................... 79 ELECTORAL COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................................ 84 1 Programme Information Project ID 00058053 Duration 2012-2017 Increased transparency, accountability and efficiency of CPD Outcome central and local public authorities Total Funds Received 8,766,573 USD Parliament of Moldova Implementing Partner Central Electoral Commission Stefan Liller UNDP Contact Person Deputy Resident Representative UNDP Moldova E-mail: [email protected] 2 Acronyms UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency CEC Central Election Commission CCET Center for Continuous Electoral Training DEC District Electoral Council PEB Precinct Electoral Bureau CSS Civil Status Service IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union PTIOs Parliamentary Territorial and Information Offices AA Association Agreement EU European Union OSCE/ODIHR Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights DCFTA Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area SDP Strategic Development Plan NHRAP National Human Rights Action Plan SRV State Register of Voters SAISE State Automated Information System “Elections” SRRM State Register of Resource Mobilization 3 Executive Summary Since its inception in July 2012, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) “Improving the quality of Moldovan democracy through parliamentary and electoral support” Programme (Democracy Programme) has been defined by its core mandate to build and strengthen the capacity of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and the Central Electoral Commission. The Programme focused on strengthening the institutional capacity of the Parliament and the Central Electoral Commission, improving their main functions and entrenching gender and human rights considerations in the formal political process. The Programme aimed at enhancing parliamentary efficiency in carrying out its functions and responsibilities, thus contributing to viable democracy and open society in Moldova. The Programme adopted a comprehensive, long-term approach to parliamentary development, including strengthening of the legislature’s law-making, representation and oversight roles and assisting the Parliament in increasing the participation of civil society and citizens in policy making and oversight processes. At the Central Electoral Commission, the Programme supported the further development of the institutional capacities and of an enabling environment for the delivery of modern and inclusive electoral services. The success of the Programme is reflected by a more sustainable and professional Parliament and national electoral commission; continued holding of national elections in line with the international standards; and delivery of the constitutional right of every Moldovan citizen to elect and to be elected. The Programme supported the development of the tools and instruments, as well as of an enabling environment for the delivery of modern an inclusive electoral service. The Programme visibly contributed to the improved legislative, oversight and representation functions of the Parliament as well as provided a solid basis for the improvement of the electoral systems and processes. The Programme assisted the Parliament to increase the participation of civil society and citizens in policy making and oversight processes. It also built the capacities of Members of the Parliament and staff on EU approximation, gender equity, child rights, budget oversight and anticorruption. Gender and human rights considerations had been mainstreamed through the entire intervention, while gender equality aspects had been institutionalised in the rules, regulations and processes in both partner institutions. The Democracy Programme was structured around two components, each component having its specific outputs, as follows: Parliament Component Output 1. Improving the institutional capacity of the Parliament to meet European Standards of gender and human rights. Output 2. Strengthening the legislative and oversight functions of the Parliament. Output 3. Fostering the quality of the representative role of the Parliament and promoting more interaction between Members of the Parliament, citizens and civil society. Electoral Component Output 1. Capacities of electoral administration on central, territorial and local levels to deliver inclusive and professional elections improved and gender and human