Electoral assistance: More than 70 members of Territorial Election Commissions from all over Ukraine deepened their knowledge on standards of gender equality and peculiarities of gender quota appli...

On 26 November 2021, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine in cooperation with the Council of Europe* held a practical online workshop for representatives of Territorial Election Commissions, aimed at mainstreaming the issue of compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Code of Ukraine with respect to registration of candidates included in lists of local organisations of political parties. The workshop was attended by more than 70 members of Territorial Election Commissions from different parts of Ukraine, who deepened their knowledge on international legal acquis in the sphere of gender equality, as well as relevant national legislation that regulates the issue of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men, in particular, their political and electoral rights. During opening remarks, the participants of the seminar were greeted by Ms Victoria Hlushchenko, member of the Central Election Commission, who emphasized the importance of enshrining in legislation the requirements as to obligatory representation of both sexes in electoral lists, as well as the significance of the work of territorial elections commissions for improving the quality of electoral process in the context of continuous refinement of electoral legislation. Ms Inna Zubar, Project Manager of the Council of Europe Project "Supporting the transparency, inclusiveness and integrity of electoral process in Ukraine", pointed out that one of the strategic goals of the Council of Europe is to...