Deadline- 1st June 2012
Since 2005, Lebanon has witnessed widespread calls for electoral reform to improve it in line with international standards. While these aspects were positive, many other proposals of the Boutros Commission and recommendations from the 2005 and 2009 EU Election Observation Missions remain outstanding: an electoral system to be non-confessional, the introduction of officially printed ballots, the establishment of an Independent Election Management Body, the setting of the minimum voting age at 18, implementation of Out of Country Vote, improved regulation of campaign funding, strengthened media monitoring and complaints procedures, enhanced women’s representation and transfer of voter registration to the actual place of residence.
The EU has long supported Lebanon’s efforts to bring its electoral framework closer to international standards; providing assistance to the Lebanese government (€4 million project funded by the Instrument for Stability focusing on technical assistance, electoral equipment, implementation of an electronic system of results processing as well as several projects under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human rights supporting Lebanese civil society advocating for an improved electoral framework)
In accordance with the National Indicative Programme 2007-2010 for Lebanon, the EU earmarked € 10 million for the project entitled Reinforcing Human Rights and Democracy in Lebanon through decision 2009/ENPI/020-489.
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to support democracy and good governance in Lebanon.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to support the reform of the electoral framework in Lebanon in line with international standards and the recommendations of the European Electoral Observation Missions deployed in 2005 and 2009.
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