The election of representatives to the Croatian Parliament in the Republic of Croatia took place on December 4, 2011. Croatian citizens were able to vote in country and abroad (elections abroad took place on December 3 and 4). GONG started observing the election process a few months before the Election Day, by monitoring the work…
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Promoting voluntarism and national council for development of voluntarism
International Volunteer Day, December 5, was established by the UN in 1985 and, since than, all over the world governments, the UN and civil society organizations organize activities celebrating the International Volunteer Day and promoting voluntarism on the local, national and international level. International Volunteer Day, December 5, was established by the UN in 1985…
How electoral units have been tailored
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
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
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…
(Ir)responsibility of the Croatian Parliament, Government and the Constitutional Court: Elections unconstitutional and illegal?
Towards the parliamentary elections in 2011, again we point out the disproportion of the number of voters per each constituency that is not within the legal limits. We remind that the Law on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament predicts that the difference between the number of voters in individual constituencies does not exceed…