"Most parties conducted a robust campaign with polarization evident in an often negative tone, marked by inflammatory messages and harsh language, as well as mutual accusations of terrorism and extremist views."
"The legislation does not contain comprehensive regulations on party and campaign finance, which,
combined with the limited enforcement, significantly decreased stakeholders’ trust in the integrity and accountability of the regulatory system. Due to a lack of interim campaign finance reporting, voters had limited information about campaign incomes and expenditures before election day."
"Legal provisions on defamation and insult of certain public officials, combined with the recent
criminalization of disseminating false information, frequent blocking of websites and online content removal, and cases of arrests and prosecutions of journalists in the election period had a detrimental effect on freedom of expression and contributed to self-censorship. The ODIHR EOM media monitoring found that public broadcasters clearly favoured the ruling parties and their candidates, despite constitutional guarantees of impartiality."
"The legal framework does not fully guarantee effective redress for electoral disputes, as it grants final authority over the electoral process and results to an administrative body."
"Election day was largely peaceful, although a few incidents occurred in and around polling stations."
"The legislation does not contain comprehensive regulations on party and campaign finance, which, combined with the limited enforcement, significantly decreased stakeholders’ trust in the integrity and accountability of the regulatory system. Due to a lack of interim campaign finance reporting, voters had limited information about campaign incomes and expenditures before election day."
"Legal provisions on defamation and insult of certain public officials, combined with the recent criminalization of disseminating false information, frequent blocking of websites and online content removal, and cases of arrests and prosecutions of journalists in the election period had a detrimental effect on freedom of expression and contributed to self-censorship. The ODIHR EOM media monitoring found that public broadcasters clearly favoured the ruling parties and their candidates, despite constitutional guarantees of impartiality."
"The legal framework does not fully guarantee effective redress for electoral disputes, as it grants final authority over the electoral process and results to an administrative body."
"Election day was largely peaceful, although a few incidents occurred in and around polling stations."