The concept and definitional characteristics of international electoral standards

It is indicated that, despite the military aggression launched by Russia against Ukraine, our country continues irreversible course of European integration, which results in objectification, contextualization and convergence domestic legal system, including introduction into national law unified normative approaches to understanding, regulation implementation most important issues democratic state-building developed international community. In this regard, an place occupied election standards, derive from represent standards for citizens exercise their political rights elect be elected, right participate state management, parameters behavior subjects electoral relations matters appointment, training , conducting determining results, financing, circle participants process access mass media, participation representatives foreign states, intergovernmental non-governmental organizations as observers conduct elections, etc., are aimed at ensuring legitimate, free, fair national, regional local and, accordingly, these formation representative bodies power self-government bodies.That why article devoted study nature standards. The work highlights characterizes features was concluded that they a value reference self-government. Based on scientific scientists, well identified author’s definition understanding proposed.It has been established principles norms enshrined acts, textually functionally universal (including level certain associations states), world community based practice countries requirements modern development community, fix orientation (minimum necessary or desired measure) state, its bodies, regarding self-government, act obligations taken it within framework agreements ensure people’s foresee sanctions violation.