Traduction de «élection libre et juste » (Français → Anglais) :

[22] Article 3 of Protocol No 1 grants the right to free elections by imposing upon the contracting parties an obligation to ‘undertake to hold free elections at reasonable intervals by secret ballot, under conditions which will ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people in the choice of the legislature‘.

Considers, in the light of this, that election observation is merely a first step towards democracy and that it needs to be complemented by other, adequately funded activities and post-electoral measures for the promotion of democracy, in particular through capacity-building for national parliaments, political parties, the civil service, non-State actors and civil society, and through the promotion of human rights and good governance; therefore requests the maintenance of the budgetary ceiling agreed by the Commission of around 25 % of EIDHR for EU EOMs over the seven-year period of the Financial Framework 2007-2013; asks the Commissio ...[+++]n to set aside, within this budgetary framework, allocations for preparatory activities in anticipation of elections, including the training of local election monitors, voter education and other activities which are essential for the long-term establishment of free and fair elections.

Expresses concern about the apparent rigging of the presidential poll in Kenya in December 2007 followed by the violence in that country, and calls for human rights to be guaranteed, including the right of free expression, the right of assembly and the right of association, as well as free and fair elections; is concerned at the payment of EU funding to Kenya the day after the elections in December 2007; urges that, in future, payments to governments should not be made within such a short time frame after a general election and, in particular, that such payments should not be made until after receipt of the report of the EU Election Ob ...[+++]servation Mission; notes, in the light of the peace talks, the importance of continued EU involvement in supporting ongoing efforts to achieve a functioning and stable democratic government and presidency in Kenya;

Considers, in the light of this, that election observation is merely a first step towards democracy and that it needs to be complemented by other, adequately funded activities and post-electoral measures for the promotion of democracy, in particular through capacity-building for national parliaments, political parties, the civil service, non-State actors and civil society, and through the promotion of human rights and good governance; therefore requests the maintenance of the budgetary ceiling agreed by the Commission of around 25 % of EIDHR for EU EOMs over the seven-year period of the Financial Framework 2007-2013; asks the Commissio ...[+++]n to set aside, within this budgetary framework, allocations for preparatory activities in anticipation of elections, including the training of local election monitors, voter education and other activities which are essential for the long-term establishment of free and fair elections;

| | In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in 2004, the EU should aim to engage Belarus in a measurable, step-by-step process focused on creating the conditions for free and fair elections and, once achieved, the integration of Belarus into the neighbourhood policy, without compromising the EU's commitment to common and democratic values.

Hold free, fair and transparent elections.