Young People and Public Election Observation: Methodological and Legal Aspects

Congress Centre, conference hall B2

International Youth Legal Forum

Broadcast

During the session, speakers will discuss formats for engaging young people in the electoral process. They will also discuss successful practices of training and preparing public observers from among students at Russian universities and colleges. In addition, the speakers will share their experience in developing forms of interactive practices for the training of public observers, in a way that is suitable for young people. What is the role of the institution of public observation as a tool for increasing the legal and political awareness of young people? How will the development and improvement of the infrastructure of this institution in Russia take shape?

Moderator

Alena Bulgakova

Executive Director, Association "Independent Public Monitoring"; Member, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; Chairman of the Youth Movement, Russian Bar Association

Panellists

Vladimir Zhuravlev

Deputy Chairman, Public Chamber of the Leningrad Region; Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

Maxim Leskov

Executive Director, Russian Foundation for Free Elections

Ivan Mushket

Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Council of the IPA CIS - Director of the Institute for Control over Development, Parliamentarism and Electoral Rights of Citizens of the IPA SN Member States

Aleksey Peskov

Deputy Chairman, All-Russian Public Movement "Corpus "For Clean Elections"

Alexander Kholodov

Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation with Public Supervisory Commissions, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation