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Lessons from the election: low levels of transparency raise red flags in Turkey

27 August 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

The citizens of Turkey made history in August when they elected a president directly for the first time. The question now is what this means for Turkey in relation to its commitments to anti-corruption and good governance. Looking back at the election period, we can see few positive indicators and some important red flags regarding a fair, free and transparent election […]

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Georgia: Politicians behaving badly

30 August 2012 in Accountability, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

A Code of Ethics is a useful guide for Members of the Parliament (MPs) on how to behave – a list of things to do (and not do) when in public office. This was the objective for adopting a Parliamentary Ethics Code in Georgia, which was passed in 2004. When designed right, codes of ethics […]

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