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WatchDog’s primary aim is to contribute to establishing of a favorable environment for the democratic development of the Republic of Moldova.
Why does the Republic of Moldova need to ratify the Istanbul Convention?
Photo source: www.agora.md Violence against women is a form of discrimination and a violation of fundamental human rights. It is both a cause and a consequence of the inequalities between women and men perpetuated over time. Every day, women all over the world are...
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Digital taxation enters Moldovan public debate
Digital taxation enters Moldovan public debate
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The Russian influence in Eastern Europe and beyond
At the end of 2018 and in the first part of 2019 crucial elections took place – or are going to – in the Republic of Moldova (two rounds, parliamentary and local), Estonia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey or Macedonia, and then in May general elections for the...
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Irregularity analysis on Moldova parliamentary elections. February 24th, 2019. (Final Part)
The study was developed as part of the project “Watchdog.MD: Whistle-blowers in Energy and Public Policies in Moldova”, implemented with the financial support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). The content does not necessarily represent the...
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Irregularities in the area districts (Part V)
We’ll continue to consider irregularities of Moldova 2019 election. Bow we’ll turn to the constituencies in the rural area. We’ll begin our study from several general notes and then we’ll define what object will be the study case. The key problem is...
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Gerrymandering
Finally, in order to discern irregularities at the level of districts and single-member constituencies (SMC), we shall analyze two fundamental questions of this transition, i.e. (1) connection between distribution of votes on party lists and for candidates...
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