The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe Office in Chișinău, together with the Central Election Commission, the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training, and the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, co-organised a post-electoral training on "Peculiarities of Electoral Dispute Resolution" on 8 May 2026, gathering judges and prosecutors from across the Republic of Moldova. Among others, the training focused on specific aspects of electoral dispute resolution by the courts of law – lessons learned from the 2024-2025 elections.

Tomáš Langášek, Substitute member of the Venice Commission in respect of Czechia and Judge at the Constitutional Court, participated online and delivered a session on key issues in electoral dispute resolution from the acquis of the Venice Commission. During his intervention, he stressed the fundamental role of judicial oversight and cited the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters of the Venice Commission: “If the electoral law provisions are to be more than just words on a page, failure to comply with the electoral law must be open to challenge before an appeal body. This applies in particular to the election results: individual citizens may challenge them on the grounds of irregularities in the voting procedures. It also applies to decisions taken before the elections, especially in connection with the right to vote, electoral registers and standing for election, the validity of candidatures, compliance with the rules governing the electoral campaign and access to the media or to party funding.”

His session highlighted European and international standards for electoral dispute resolution, drawing from Venice Commission reports and Czech judicial experience, and emphasised the importance of timely, efficient, and impartial adjudication to protect the true will of the voters.