Table of contents

About the project

Overview

Aims

Outputs

Legislation

Election results

[Candidate Data]

Useful Links

Contact Details

Legislation

Albania

• Electoral Code 2000 - (English)

• Election Law 1997 - (English)

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

• Constitution of Bulgaria (relevant chapters) - (English)

• Election of Members of the National Assembly, Municipal Councillors and Mayors Act -  Promulgated State Gazette No. 69/22.08.1991; Amended State Gazette 70, 76 & 98/1991; 66/1995 (English)

• Presidential Elections Act - Promulgated State Gazette No 82/04.10.1991; Amended SG No. 98/1991, 44/1996, 59/1998 (English)

• Grand National Assembly Election Act 1990 - (English)

• Political Parties Act - Promulgated State Gazette No. 29/10.04.1990; Amended SG No. 87/1990 & 59/1996, 59/1998 (English)

• Decision No. 317 of 16 September 1991 on the Funding of the Election Campaign - (English)

• Decision on the Access, to the National Mass Media During the Election Campaign, 21 August 1991 - (English)

Croatia

Czech Republic

• Act No. 247 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, September 1995 (English)

• Law on Elections to the Czech National Council, 28 August 1990 (English)

• Constitution of the Czech Republic, 16 December 1992 (English)

Estonia

• Riigikogu Election Act, as amended in 1999 (English)

• Referendum Act, 1994, as amended in 1998 (English)

• President of the Republic Election Act, 1996 (English)

• Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, 1992 (English)

• Law on application of the Constitution - relevant parts, 1992 (English)

• Riigikogu Election Act, 7/14 June 1994 (English)

• Riigikogu Elections Law , April 1992 (English)

• Presidential Elections Law, July 1992 (English)

• Law on Taking the Oath of Conscience, July 1992 (English)

• Citizenship Act,  1995,latest amendments 2000 (English)

• Law on Political Parties, 1994, latest amendments 1998 (English)

• Rules for the Employment of Eesti Television (ETV – The Estonian National) and EESTI (ER – the Estonian Radio) in the Election Campaign for the Republic of Estonia Riikogu and the Republic of Estonia Presidency , August 1992. (English)

Hungary

• Act No. XXXIV of 1989 on the Election of Members of Parliament -  with 1998 amendments (English)

• Act No. XXXIV of 1989 on the Election of Members of Parliament -  with 1994 amendments (English)

• Act No. XXXIV of 1989 on the Election of Members of Parliament (English)

• Political Parties Act:  Law no. XXXIII. of 1989 on the Operation and Financial Functioning of Political Parties and Law no. LXII of 1990 - Modification of Law No. XXXIII. of 1989 on the Operation and Financial Functioning of Political Parties (English)

• Act No. 1 of 1996 on RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICES (English)

• Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, 1949 with latest amendments from 1997 (English)

Latvia

• Constitution (Satversme) of the Republic of Latvia, 1992 with 1998 amendments (English)

• The Saeima Election Law, May 1995 (English)

• Law on Elections to the Fifth Saeima , 9 June 1992 with later amendments and additions    (English)

On Amendments to the Republic of Latvia Law "On Elections of the Fifth Saeima" 16 March 1993 (English)

On Addition to the Republic of Latvia Law "On Elections of the Fifth Saeima" 17 March 1993 (English)

• Law on Elections to the Fifth Saeima , 9 June 1992 (English)

• Law on the Central Election Commission modified by the amendments of 5 December 1996 and 14 May 1998 (English)

• Law on the Central Election Commission, January 1994 (English)

Lithuania

• Law on the Election to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania  As amended in 2000 (English)

• Law on the Election to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania  As amended in 1996 (English)

• Law on Presidential Elections - As Amended by 19 September 1996 (English)

• Law on the Election to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 9 July 1992 / 25 October 1992 (English)

• Law on Presidental Elections, 22 December 1992 (English)

• Law on the Office of the President, 26 January 1993 (English)

• Law on Political Parties and Political Organisations, 1995 (English)

• Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, 1992 (English)

Macedonia

• Law on Parliamentary Elections (current) -(English)

• Law on Presidential Elections (current) -(English)

• Law on Political Parties -(English)

• Law on Parliamentary Elections, 1994 -(English)

• Constitution - relevant parts,   1990 with 1992 amendments (English)

Moldova

• Electoral Code, 2001 (English)

• Electoral Code, 1999 (English)

• Electoral Code,  1998 (English)

• Law on the Election of the President, 1996 (English)

• Law on Elections, 1993 (English)

• Resolution on Procedure for Enacting the Law on Elections to Parliament  - 1993 -(English)

• Law on Political Parties and other Socio-political Associations, last amended 1998 -(English)

• Law on Public Associations, 1996 -(English)

• Constitution - relevant parts, 1994 (English)

• Constitution - relevant parts,  2000 (English)

Poland

• The Act of 28 May 1993 On Elections to Sejm of the Republic of Poland (English)

• Law on Sejm Elections, 3 July 1991  (English)

• Electoral Law to the 10 Sejm for the Years 1989-1993 and Provisions for the election of the Senate (English)

• Constitution - relevant parts, 1992

• Constitution - relevant parts, 1997

• Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of the Republic of Poland of 29 December 1995, On the Statute of the National Electoral Commission, with amendments made by the resolution of the National Electoral Commission of 12 August 1998 (English)

• Order No 1 of the Marshal of the Sejm of 25 January 1994 on the Statute of the National Electoral Office (English)

• Resolution on the National Electoral Commission of 13 December 1993 on Regulations of the National Electoral Commission (English)

Romania

• Constitution of Romania - Relevant Chapters (1991) (English)

• Law No 68/1992 on the Election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate (English)

• Law No 69/1992 on the Election of the President of Romania (English)

• Law on the Election of the Parliament and President of Romania 1990 (Romanian)

• Law on Political Parties 1989 (Romanian)

• Law on Political Parties 1996 (Romanian)

Russia

• Constitution of the Russian Federation, 1993 (English)

• Federal Election Law for the Election of the President of the Russian Federation,  2000 (English)

• Federal Election Law for the Election of the President of the Russian Federation, 1999 (English)

• Federal Election Law on the Election of Deputies of the State Duma, 1999 (English)

• Law on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Rights of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum - as amended 1999 (English)

• Federal Law on the Election of the President of the Russian Federation, 1995 (English)

• Law of the Russian Federation No. 2124-1 of December 27, 1991 On Mass Media (English)

• Federal Law on Elections of the Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, June 9, 1995 (English)

Slovakia

• Constitution - relevant parts, 1992 (English)

• Law  on Procedure of the Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, on Plebiscite and Removal of the President and on Supplementation of Several Other Laws, 18 March 1999 (English)

• Parliamentary Election Law of the Slovak Republic - 1998 (English)

• Referendum Law of the National Council of the Slovak Republic - 1992, 1994, 1995 (English)

• Law of the Slovak National Council "On Election of the Slovak National Council", March 1990 with the amendments of 1991, 1992 and 1994 (English)

Slovenia

• Constitution - relevant parts, 1991 (English)

• Law on Parliamentary Elections, 10 March 1992 (English)

Ukraine

• Constitution of Ukraine - 1996 - relevant parts (English)

• Law of Ukraine on the Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine - 1997 (English)

• Law on the Election of the President of Ukraine -1999 (English)

• Law on Central Election Commission of Ukraine - 1997  (English)

• Law on the Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine - 1993 (English)

• Law on the election of the President of Ukraine -1994 (English)

• Law of Ukraine on Public Associations -1992 (English)

• [Law] On the Name, Structure, and Size [lit: ‘quantitative composition’] of the New Parliament of Ukraine - 1993 (English)

• Constitution of Ukraine - 1978 - relevant parts (English)

FR Yugoslavia

• Law on ELections, Republic of Montenegro, 1998 (English)