November 2011

How electoral units have been tailored

epa03644359 Peter Leonardy, initiator of the so-called 'Zeitgeist Forum' examines the large hands of a clock made around 1900 by the company Benedikt Schneider and sons in Karlsruhe, Germany, 29 March 2013.During the night of the 30 March 2013 the time is switched to summer time. Clocks will 'spring forward' by one hour EPA/ULI DECK

The Bill on Electoral Districts, adopted in 1999 and tailored according to the needs of the then electoral body of HDZ, has shown a number of flaws. The author writes about this as well as other electoral bills, which expose some even more absurd situations. The Bill on Electoral Districts, adopted in 1999 and tailored…

A person sentenced for war crimes should not be a candidate in the elections nor the holder of election lists

epa03621518 A Member of the European Parliament raise his hand in a voting during the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 13 March 2013. The European Parliament rejected the compromise of EU governments for the financial planning of the European Union until 2020. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

In light of the HDSSB party’s decision to run for office a person sentenced for war crimes, and/or be the holder of their election lists, GONG emphatically decries the absurdness and chaos in Croatia’s current election legislature. Further, GONG requests a comprehensive reform of the electoral legislature, whereby a ban must be introduced to prevent…

On Elections – an Interview with Nenad Zakošek, the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science

Zagreb, 14.04.2013 - U Hrvatskoj su u sedam sati otvorena biralita na kojima æe biraèi glasovati za izbor 12 èlanova u Europski parlament (EP) koji æe Hrvatsku u tom tijelu predstavljati od ulaska Hrvatske u Europsku uniju, 1. srpnja, do redovitih izbora za èlanove EP-a na razini cijele Unije, iduæe godine. Arhivska fotografija od 25.11.2007. godine prikazuje graðane dok glasuju. foto FaH/ Dario GRZELJ /ds

Nenad Zakošek, the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, leader of the project, “Elections, Political Parties, and the Parliament in Croatia,” and a member of GONG‘s Council talked to Zdenko Duka about the upcoming elections, and provided some insightful commentary on the spate of investigations into corruption and the illegal campaign funding indictment brought…