Report on Election Day Observation – Local Elections 2026

CRTA deployed 10 limited-capacity observation missions, applying a methodology grounded in international principles and standards for citizen election observation. The observation was organised through mobile teams, in line with short-term observation practices, which are based on wide territorial coverage and direct monitoring of election day proceedings, but without continuous presence at all polling stations.

Throughout election day, teams systematically monitored developments in front of and around polling stations, with multiple visits to polling stations themselves. In total, 85 mobile teams visited 360 out of 415 polling stations (86%) across 10 local self-government units, covering areas where 96% of registered voters in those municipalities were entitled to vote.

Based on data collected from more than 1,200 observer reports and direct insight into the course of election day, the findings below allow for the identification of key patterns and phenomena in the electoral process. Given that observers were not continuously present at all polling stations throughout the entire day, CRTA did not report on voter turnout or election results, nor on the intensity of irregularities and their impact on voters’ will or the final results.

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