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SUPPORT INIATIVE FORLIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY

SILBA Estonian election

observation March 6 2011

Estonian Embassy March 11 2011


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Quiz: 7 facts on Estonia!

First state to recognize Estonia? Iceland US number 32! How many people lives in Tallinn? 412.114 persons How do you count to three in Estonian? Yksi, kaksi, kolme! How big a percentage is the Russian minority? 25 % How many percent voted electronically at the March 6 election? 26 %

Average wage per month? 5.832 dkk per month! How many combat troops in Afghanistan? 170 soldiers


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Election observation: Participants

Participants: 23

SILBA Denmark: 7

Belarus: 12

Danes from Tallinnand Riga: 4


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Where?

Tallinn

Tartu


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Programme

Visit to parliament

Visit candidates from Reform Party:Political agenda


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Programme

KGB museum, Hotel Viru

Danish Embassy

Election observation course


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Programme: People

Silver Meikar:

Now formerparlamentarian

freedom fighter inOrange Revolution

Inviting Dalai Lama

to Estonia! www.meikar.ee/blog


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Programme: People

Professor Karsten Sthr onimpact of financial crisisand reforms of Estonian

economy

Ole Rasmussen, member ofTown Council, Tallinn:Political parties


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Participants from Belarus

18 participants from Belarus

From organizations: MODES (Mogilev),Democratic Youth, Drop of life (blooddonor organization), Young Socialdemocrats, Student organizations


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Participants from Belarus

The real oppostion too afraid ofleaving Belarus for election observation in

Estonia? Different opposition parties meet and

cooperate in Estonia tranfers to political

cooperation back home in Belarus? Language: SILBA weak Russian skills -

Belarussians weak English skills.


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By the way: Who won the election?

Government party,Reform won.

Which party to join ingovernment:

Former partner IRL or

rising Social Democrats? The losers: Greens and

Center Party


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Election observation:Positive things!

E-voting: The future of voting! Activatesthe nonvoters sofavlgerne areccomendation to Denmark!

Europes best voting system? Not thetypical Eastern European country! Nosevere deliberate violations.

S I L D


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Problems for discussion?

Election incidences: Please, no pictures Husbands goes into wifes election box

Curtains not mandatory

Officials: Bit of confusion at times

Ballot counting in window sill Invalid votes destroyed AFTER some of valid

votes were counted.

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Polling stations: Shopping centres aspolling stations, too small, too crowded.

E-voting: Safe and secure? Break down ofservers at 10 pm, midst of vote counting.Target for cyber-attack? Applicable forDenmark not Belarus

S I L D


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Political situation:

Russian minorities: Estonianlanguage neccessary to achievecitizenship. Exclusion of aminority?

Edgar Savisaar: First Estonian

prime minister 1991, Vote getter #1 March 6 2011, a political outsiderfinanced by Putins United Russia

party?

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Next SILBA observations

General assembly this Saturday 12-15! UffeEllemann-Jensen

Study trip: Belarus and Ukraine April 15-25

Election Observations: Albania May 5-9

Turkey June 12

Moldova in June

Russia December 1-5

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