The agencies that handle how elections are managed are independent. They have access to a lot of information, which they are able to obtain from the technical authority in place, or from intelligence agencies. However, they disseminate very little information, overall. So it is very difficult to counter-check the information and assess whether it is truthful or not, or determine whether there has been improvement or not.
However, from what we can observe among our allies in the world and when it comes to all the elections we can see on the planet, there is undue influence coming from domestic actors everywhere. They are not going to shy away from continuing to do what they do, to promote their interests.