“Innovations are key to survival and they stem from the spirit of the society; as a part of democracy, elections and referendums are here to serve to citizens, and the real innovation would be not only to have the authorities amend laws, but to ask the citizens what they think about the laws”, this is…
28 slates filed for 14 April election of Croatian MEPs
A total of 27 party lists plus one list of a group of citizens were submitted to the Croatian State Election Commission for the election of Croatian members of the European Parliament until Monday midnight when the deadline for the delivery of slates for Croatia’s first election for its deputies to the European Parliament had…
Electoral innovation – an opportunity for the democratization of democracy
As citizens’ trust in politics and political processes is diminishing on a daily basis and uncertainty is increasing unlike the available space for public debate, democracy is once again in question. One may ask if we live in a democracy at all. But, should we give up or invest our energy into its preservation and…
March 18 deadline for submission of candidate lists for EP elections
All lists of candidates for European Parliament elections, which will be held in Croatia on April 14, must be submitted to the State Electoral Commission (DIP) by midnight March 18, the commission said in a statement on Tuesday. Within 48 hours of the expiry of the deadline for the submission of lists, DIP will make…
What are the Achilles’ heels of the Government?
At the presentation of the Civil Society Assessment Report of the Croatian Government Performance in view of 112 Requests (excerpt from the Report is available here) in the House of Human Rights on Wednesday, 6 March 2013, members of Platform 112 warned that the positive improvements to enhance the transparency and openness of the institutions…
Croatia to hold 1st election for its members of European Parliament on 14 April
Croatia will hold its first election for its deputies to the European Parliament on 14 April, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Friday. The president told the press that the decision to call the elections for Croatian MEPs on 14 April was made after he had held consultations with the government, parliamentary parties and nongovernmental…