CIS-EMO

Commonwealth of the Independent States - Election Monitoring Organization (CIS-EMO) — is an international non-governmental organization founded by the Commonwealth of Independent States. CIS-EMO conducts election observation missions and prepares reports of limited credibility that serve to counter the findings of more reputable organizations.[1] It was founded in 2003 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and was led by Aleksey Kochetkov. As an NGO, it is different from other observers sent by the CIS.[2]

Structure of the Organization

The leading body of the Organization is the Supreme Council. Representatives of different countries constitute the Supreme Council. Today representatives of Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Latvia, Estonia are members of the authority of CIS-EMO. In 2008 CIS-EMO signed an agreement with the Centre for Monitoring Democratic Processes ‘Quorum’ for co-operation.

CIS-EMO International Monitoring Missions

CIS-EMO participated in observing the following elections:

EU Important Members of CIS-EMO Missions

Status on the moment of participation.

CIS-EMO Activities

CIS-EMO participates and organizes different events such as:

  • Round table in the European Parliament ‘Controlled Democracy in Russia?’, March 2009, Brussels;
  • International conference ‘ Civic institutions in the election process. Control and maintaining’ in the Public Chamber of Russia, January 2009, Moscow;
  • Conference ‘ Voting for democracy? ’, December 2009, Berlin;
  • Round table ‘Dynamics in the developing of the democratic institutions in the Republic of South Ossetia in the first year after having been recognized’, May 2009, Tskhinval;
  • Round table ‘Investment potential of South Ossetia: complex approach, problems and perspectives’, 2010, Tskhinval;
  • School of international observers, September, 2010, Kyrgyzstan;
  • OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting, July 2008, Vienna;
  • Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Democratic Lawmaking, OSCE, November 2008, Vienna;
  • Round table ‘ Civil Society in Law System of Modern Europe’, January 2009, Athens;
  • Election conference of the party ‘European Left’, 2009, Berlin;
  • International conference ‘Global Europe’, EUP, 2009, Brussels;
  • Forum ‘European Union and Russia: new perspectives’, EUP, 2009, Brussels;
  • Yaroslavl Global Policy Forum - ‘Modern State: standards of democracy and criteria of effectiveness’, September 2009, Yaroslavl;
  • Review Conference, September 2010, Warsaw;
  • Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE, October 2011, Warsaw;
  • Round table ‘Election Systems of States of Old Democracy’, RIA Novosti, February, 2012, Moscow.

See also

References
  1. Kelley, Judith (March 29, 2012). "Election Monitoring: Power, Limits, and Risks". CFR. Washington DC. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. Kupchinsky, Roman (April 2, 2005). "CIS: Monitoring The Election Monitors". CFR. Washington DC. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. "CIS-EMO observers have no substantial claims to presidential runoff in Ukraine". Interfax. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
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