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The current COVID-19 crisis has led to numerous elections postponed and rescheduled in Central and Eastern Europe since March 2020, including the referendum in Armenia, Senate by-elections in the Czech Republic, presidential elections in Poland, parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, local elections in Romania and parliamentary elections in Serbia.

While public health concerns remain present and the future unclear, many of these elections are being rescheduled for the coming months. As the pandemic is unlikely to end in the near term, this raises key issues of if and how election administrators can prepare and hold elections safely during an ongoing pandemic.

In partnership with election management bodies (EMBs) and experts throughout the region, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and partner organizations will host a series of webinars on the administration of elections during the ongoing pandemic. These virtual discussions are designed to complement IFES guidance on holding elections and how EMBs can best prepare in these circumstances.

To help ensure an engaging dialogue, IFES will provide simultaneous interpretation in six languages. Please see below the table of available languages on Zoom, as the platform has a limited availability of language labels.