News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 18 September 2014
COPENHAGEN, 18 September 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina and lead the short-term OSCE observer mission...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports preparations for upcoming Minority Council elections
Publishing date: 10 September 2014
BELGRADE, 10 September 2014 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia, at the request of the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government and the Republican Electoral Commission, supported the translation into several minority languages of legislation related to the upcoming elections to the National Councils of National Minorities (NMCs)...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 9 September 2014
SOFIA, 9 September 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a limited election observation mission (LEOM) for the 5 October early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 3 September 2014
SARAJEVO, 3 September 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 12 October 2014 general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Presidential candidates in Turkey able to campaign freely, but playing field not level, say international observers
Publishing date: 11 August 2014
ANKARA, 11 August 2014 – Three candidates, representing different political positions, were generally able to campaign freely, and freedoms of assembly and association were respected in the 10 August presidential election in Turkey, international election observers said in a statement issued today. However, the Prime Minister’s use of his official position, along with biased media coverage, gave him a distinct advantage over the other candidates...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Turkey
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
COPENHAGEN, 29 July 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians will travel to Turkey next week to observe the country’s upcoming presidential election and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...
OSCE Head of Mission to BiH calls on Brcko District citizens to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
SARAJEVO, 25 July 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fletcher M. Burton, today called upon the citizens of Brcko District to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014 so that they can participate in the upcoming general elections...