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Law on Cultural Autonomy for National Minorities
Law on Cultural Autonomy for National Minorities passed in Estonia in 1993. The law provides the ability for members of a national minority to establish cultural autonomy, through the creation and election of cultural councils or cultural boards.
Election Material
Constitution
Republic of Estonia Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of Estonia. Official Estonian version and official English translation.
Publication
Report/Paper
Republic of Estonia: An Assessment of the Election to the Riigikogu and the Presidency, September 16-24, 1992
This report summarizes IFES findings from the September 1992 elections in Estonia. The report discusses election problems, successes and voting processes.
September 30, 1992
Election Material
Ballot
Estonia General Election Ballot 1992
Ballot used the first post-Soviet elections in Estonia. The left side of the page was used for Presidential elections, in which the main candidates were Arnold RUUTEL, Lennart MERI, and Rein TAAGEPERA. The 1992 election was the only time that Estonia's President was directly elected. The right side of the ballot shows candidates for the Parliament in the Louna-Tallinn district.
Election Material
Constitution
Republic of Estonia: Law on The Application of The Constitution
Law on the Application of the Constitution, laying out the procedures for adoption and passage of a new Estonian Constitution.
Election Material
Constitution
Estonia Constitutional Packet
Constitution of Estonia (1992), as translated into Russian.
Publication
Report/Paper
An Orderly Rebellion: Bulgarias Transition from Dictator to Democracy, August 1990
This report discusses the June 1990 elections in Bulgaria. The report discusses the roles of the Bulgarian Central Electoral Commission, political parties and election officials. The document further discusses the role IFES played in the elections. The report ends with recommendations for the Bulgarian Grand National Assembly on how to improve the electoral system. The overall focus of the report is on the content and adequacy of the laws, regulations, implementation procedures, and policy guidelines that affected the conduct of the elections and public perception of the validity of the results.
July 31, 1990
Publication
Report/Paper
The 1990 Bulgarian Elections: A Pre-Election Assessment, May 1990
This report summarizes the findings of an IFES pre-election assessment team in Bulgaria from April, 1990. The document reports on meetings with the Central Election Commission, leaders and representatives of political parties and leading citizens groups. Further, the report discusses the electoral process, the role of the constitution, electoral law, composition and role of the central electoral commission and regional electoral commissions, voter registration procedures, the methods of ballot security, vote counting and verification, and the contest and appeals procedure. It also discussed the role of political parties in the campaign and in the election.
April 30, 1990