Committee for Open Democracy

02/22/2026

COD mourns the passing of Yuri Polakiwsky. Yuri dedicated his life to helping Ukraine, and as part of work, he was a frequent international election observer for COD.

Rest in peace, dear friend. 🕯️

10/07/2025

COD was mentioned in the insider blog Moldova Matters for its work as an international observer organization for the September 28 Parliamentary Elections. The Moldova Matters blog on Substack is the foremost Western authority on Moldovan politics.

“The Committee on Open Democracy report echoed many of these same themes and also praised a competitive election that was fairly run in spite of challenges.”

Read more here ⬇️

October 6, 2025

09/29/2025

Read COD’s official statement on the Moldova Parliamentary Elections. 🗳

Official Statement of the Committee for Open Democracy Observation MissionOn September 28, 2025, Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Introduction The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) deployed an international election observation mission to the Republic of Moldova for the parliamentary elections held...

09/28/2025

Happy birthday to our board member, Yarema Bachynsky! 🎉

Yarema has been a COD observer since our founding in 2010 and brings a wealth of legal expertise to our missions. Best wishes to the man who knows how to manage “a sit”.

09/28/2025

Scenes from today’s voting in Moldova. 🗳

09/27/2025

Our observers are arriving in Chisinau and preparing for the election tomorrow. Today, we are receiving briefings on the situation from key officials. 🗳

09/26/2025

COD is pleased to be accredited for the 2025 Parliamentary Election in Moldova. Because of the importance of this election and interference from outside forces, COD is sending a small delegation to observe. Stay tuned for more info this weekend. This is the 3rd time COD has been accredited for in Moldova. 🇦🇩

09/20/2025

Happy birthday to Tom Nolan!

Tom served as President of COD from 2010-2024 and is currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. Thank you for your many years of leadership to advancing free and fair elections worldwide. 🌎🖋️

05/28/2025

Read our findings on the Albanian parliamentary election!

2025 Parliamentary Election in AlbaniaOn May 11, Albania held parliamentary elections. The Committee for Open Democracy applied to observe the election and was approved on April 29, 2025. COD received credentials from the Central Electoral Commission on May 8, 2025. The team consisted of Erik Herron...

05/11/2025

Scenes from today’s voting in Tirana, Durres, and Vlore.

05/10/2025

Erik Herron and Enrijeta Shino are observing for COD this weekend in Albania for the parliamentary elections. This marks COD's second observation mission to Albania and its 26th mission since 2010.

Watch our page for more info on Election Day this Sunday! ✅

03/20/2025

COD mourns the passing of Greg Olma, who was an international election observer multiple times in Ukraine. Greg’s pragmatism and friendly personality will be missed. RIP.