Electoral Support Programme

Outcome 1: Strengthened institutions conduct fair and efficient election processes.

Outcome 2: Political parties present citizen-oriented policies and election platforms.

Outcome 3: Empowered citizens hold political parties and elected officials accountable.  

Resultados previstos:  

• Capacitated institutions involved in organizing elections advance their professionalism, effectiveness and transparency
• Capacitated political parties advance and apply citizen-oriented approaches in policy development and youth political leaders demonstrate advanced inter-party collaboration
• Active communities and civil society (especially youth and women) follow closely the implementation of electoral and political promises and call for action and responsibility

Resultados de las fases anteriores:   The trust in elections qualified as “credible and democratic” by ODHIR/OSCE increased thanks to the project, which strengthened the capacities of the election administration, in particular State Election Commission. The competence and performance of the election administration was also enhanced through the utilization of innovative IT tools and SEC’s e-learning platform. Surveys show that citizens have increased their confidence in the State Election Commission’s work and in the reliability of the results of the elections. The State Election Commission was certified for implementing an international standard of quality management system - ISO 9001:2015. For the first time in many years, the Commission received a state budget increase in 2023 despite the economic crisis. Improved citizen-oriented electoral programs in the political offer were observed due to strengthened capacities of Political Party Research and Analytical Centers. Inter-party collaboration has been advanced through skills development of youth from all parties to foster the culture of dialogue. Thanks to civil society efforts, community mobilization in monitoring political actors and implementation of electoral promises was enhanced. Engaging with women and youth proved to be an effective way to enhance political participation and accountability. 

7F-08790.02 Parliament Support Program, 7F-05262.06 Civil Society Support Facility and 7F-08397.02 Empowering Municipal Councils.

Other development partners/collaborators: OSCE/ODIHR, OSCE Mission to Skopje, National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Republic Institute (IRI), and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD).