European Forum

The European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity was founded in 1993. We are a platform for co-operation between social democratic parties and political foundations and aim to contribute to the development of (social-) democracy in Eastern & South Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Within the European Forum 12 political foundations and 20 parties are active.

Country Updates, the current state of democracy in the following countries:

Latest Country Updates

Latest update: Tue 15 Dec 2009

Moldova

Tue 15 Dec 2009 The last Parliamentary elections in Moldova were held on 29 July 2009. After the elections, the Alliance for European Integration consisting of four pro-Western parties, formed a governing coalition. Early Parliamentary elections might be necessary after the Communist Party in the opposition boycotted the Presidential vote in Parliament, which resulted in a failure to elect the next President. Read Moldova's country update for the latest developments. Read full update

Jordan

Thu 10 Dec 2009 On 23 November 2009 King Abdullah dissolved the Parliament and called for early elections. King Abdullah issued a royal edict ordering the dissolution of what is widely considered a rubber stamp assembly, composed of 110 mainly tribal pro-government loyalists, as of 24 November. Read the entire country update of Jordan for the latest developments. Read full update

Moldova

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Belarus

Tue 8 Dec 2009 The Parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008 have shown again that President Lukashenka holds firm control of the Belarusian politics despite his endangered relationship with Russia and the pressure from the West to liberalise. As no single opposition candidate was able to secure a seat in Parliament after the poll, the eyes were turned towards the Western countries and particularly, the EU... Read full update