Preparations underway for Sunday’s parliamentary election in Croatia.
Almost 6,000 observers have been registered to monitor parliamentary elections on November 8. They have registered through the application which can be found on the website of the State Electoral Commission (DIP). Their precise number will be known in a day or two, reports Vecernji List on November 3, 2015.
However, DIP is not the only “address” where observers can send their application – there are also electoral commissions in the 12 parliamentary constituencies. DIP therefore does not have comprehensive information about the number of observers, but so far 5,876 observers have been registered through their web application.
According to DIP, the observers have so far been registered by HDZ, HDSSB, HNS, Živi Zid, Most, HSS and the Union of Hungarian Associations.
Parliamentary elections on November 8 can be monitored by observers from political parties, voters who have nominated independent lists, foreign observers and members of non-governmental organizations. The filing deadline expired at midnight tonight. Although the authorities say the deadline is not strict, after midnight observers can no longer apply via the aforementioned web application.
Electoral Commission for the First Constituency says that they have received requests by observers from HNS, ORaH, GONG, U Ime Obitelji, HSS, SDP, the Roma National Council, and there are still additional requests which they still have to review.
The elections in the Third Constituency will be monitored by observers from SDP, HDZ, HNS, Živi Zid. Most, U Ime Obitelji, the Democratic Union of Hungarians and the Roma National Council. Similarly, in the Tenth Constituency, the final number of observers is currently being reviewed. However, it is certain that there will be observers from Most, GONG, Hrvatska Zora, U Ime Obitelji, the Roma National Council, Živi Zid and the Democratic Union of Hungarians.
Informed sources estimate that it will be impossible to repeat the figure of 22,000 observers, as there were during the last presidential elections at the beginning of this year. International organizations which operate in Croatia can register foreign observers with DIP no later than five days before the elections.
Observers can monitor the work of State Electoral Commission, Constituency Electoral Commissions, commissions in cities and municipalities and committees at the polling stations. They can observe the entire electoral process, especially the voting and the vote counting process.
