What are the lessons from the recent parliamentary elections in Albania, Bulgaria and Cyprus, both their impact on democracy and on what the pandemic means for holding elections that respect the will of the electorate? What was the experience of a newly restructured Central Election Commission administering elections in Albania? What was the impact of the April elections and its fragmented result on the democratic process in Bulgaria? And what can we expect from the upcoming elections in Cyprus from the perspective of sexual politics and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movement?

Please join IFES and experts from the region to discuss.

The event will be moderated by IFES IFES Senior Political Finance Adviser and Regional Europe Office Director Magnus Öhman and feature the following panelists:

Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz, Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, IFES
Dr. Teodor Slavev, Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives
Dr. Nayia Kamenou, Lecturer in the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
Ilirjan Celibashi, State Electoral Commissioner, Albania