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Joao Soares elected new President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 3 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 3 July 2008- Joao Soares of Portugal was today elected new President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) at its Annual Session in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. He succeeds Goran Lennmarker of Sweden, who has served the maximum two years...

Despite efforts to conduct Georgia's elections in line with standards, observers identify problems

Publishing date: 22 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 22 May 2008- Despite efforts to conduct parliamentary elections in line with international standards, problems were identified which made implementation uneven and incomplete, said the International Election Observation Mission today...

Statement on situation in Georgia by OSCE PA President Goran Lennmarker

Publishing date: 30 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 30 April 2008- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Goran Lennmarker, today joined the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb...

Finnish Chairmanship discusses 2008 priorities with OSCE parliamentarians

Publishing date: 21 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 21 February 2008- The OSCE remains a central security actor across the Transatlantic and Eurasian areas, Finnish Secretary of State Teija Tiilikainen said at the start of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Winter Meeting in Vienna today...

Finnish State Secretary to address OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 20 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 20 February 2008- Finnish State Secretary Teija Tiilikainen will speak at the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's winter meeting in Vienna tomorrow...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will not observe Russian election

Publishing date: 6 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 7 February, 2008- The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Goran Lennmarker has notified the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Boris Gryzlov, that the Parliamentary Assembly is unable to accept the invitation...

Kyrgyz elections fail to meet a number of OSCE commitments in missed opportunity

Publishing date: 17 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 17 December 2007- The 16 December parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan failed to meet a number of OSCE commitments, despite respect for some that underscore existing pluralism, concluded the OSCE Election Observation Mission today...