OSCE election observers to announce their findings in Belarus on Monday
(OSCE/Urdur Gunnarsdottir)Staff members of a polling station in Minsk await voters during the 19 March 2006 presidential election in Belarus. (OSCE/Urdur Gunnarsdottir) Photo details
MINSK, 17 March, 2006 - The OSCE Election Observation Mission, deployed to monitor the 19 March presidential election in Belarus, will announce its preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference on Monday.
The Mission is a joint undertaking of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
The Mission includes 46 experts and long-term observers, deployed throughout Belarus, and over 500 short-term observers who will monitor activities on election day.
The press conference will be held at 14:00 on Monday, 20 March, at Hotel Belarus, Minsk.