European Platform for Democratic Elections EPDE

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is a network of 17 independent European citizen election observation organizations. The aim of EPDE is to support citizen election observation and to contribute to democratic election processes throughout Europe. EPDE is a signatory of the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations and the Code of Conduct for Nonpartisan Election Observation. EPDE also is a member of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM). EPDE is financially supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union.