Following Gong’s complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the participation of President von der Leyen in a HDZ election campaign video, the European Commission decided to develop guidelines for the participation of its members in national election campaigns. The European Ombudsman, the body to which Gong reported Ursula von der Layen‘s participation in the HDZ’s…
Tag: Parliamentary
In the times of pandemic we must not forget democracy
The Government of the Republic of Croatia, like most states, has adopted extraordinary measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Those measures should not be abused. Restrictions imposed must be motivated solely by public health reasons, enforced following the Constitution, and should last only for the duration of the pandemic. Gong considers…
How to register to vote outside of your place of residence
If you will be outside of your place of residence (in Zagreb) on election day, contact by phone or email the Office for General Administration by Wednesday October 28 on any working day during the working hours of the office, or on Saturday October 24 anytime from 8:00-14:00. Nadležni uredi u Republici Hrvatskoj će na…
The Constitution and the electoral laws as toys in the hands of Constitutional Court judges
The Constitutional Court reacts late yet again, and changes the rules of the electoral game one minute before it begins, right before the dissolution of the Parliament, when there is nothing to be done to fix the flaws of the legal framework. The decision is politically coloured in favour of the political elite and against…
GONG observes the election proces for Croatian Parliamentary Elections 2011.
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…
(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…