The Promo-LEX Association presented, in a public event held today, its Reports on “Financing of political parties in the Republic of Moldova” and “Implementation of the strategic plans of the CEC and CICDE”, 2021 retrospective.
In the opening part of the event, Ion Manole, executive director of Promo-LEX, mentioned that through these monitoring exercises, the Association promotes correct and qualitative reporting on party funding, as well as on the activity of the CEC and CICDE, ensuring the implementation of their strategic plans. The purpose of such documents is to improve the transparency of the financing of political parties and the activity of electoral bodies.
The REPORT entitled “Financing of political parties in the Republic of Moldova. 2021 Retrospective” analyzes the annual financial reports of political parties, the revenues reported by them, as well as the expenses estimated as unreported. It also examines the evolution of national legislation in the field.
The document provides a series of recommendations for authorities, including the Parliament, Government and the CEC on the amendment of the national legislation. Moreover, Promo-LEX recommends consolidating the capacities of the CEC, by allocating the necessary resources (financial, material, human, etc.) to exercise the powers of oversight and control of political party funding.
In the second REPORT entitled “Implementation of the Strategic Plans of the Central Election Commission and the Center for Continuous Electoral Training (CICDE)”, Promo-LEX assessed the level of implementation and the impact of CEC’s and CICDE’s activities, included in their strategic and annual plans for 2021. The document analyzes the major achievements and arrears of the institutions. At the same time, the experts recommend that the CEC and the CICDE analyze the reasons for failure to fulfill their undertakings and carry out the unfulfilled or partially fulfilled actions.
The event was attended by representatives of central public authorities, political parties, development partners and non-governmental organizations.
The Promo-LEX Association has been monitoring financing of political parties since 2015, and in 2017, it launched the analysis of the implementation of the CEC’s and CICDE’s strategic plans.
The event has been organized by the Promo-LEX Association, as part of the “Democracy, Transparency and Accountability” Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Opinions expressed during the event, as well as in the Monitoring Reports presented, belong to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the point of view of the funders.
For further information, please contact:
Elena Capatina, Promo-LEX press officer;
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