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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 March 2013
PODGORICA, 8 March 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today announced the opening of its limited election observation mission for the presidential election to be held in Montenegro on 7 April...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus
Publishing date: 7 March 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Minsk from 5 to 7 March 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus...
Ahead of elections, OSCE Mission to Skopje facilitates discussions between local political leaders ahead of elections
Publishing date: 1 March 2013
From 18 February to 1 March 2013, the Monitoring Unit of the OSCE Mission to Skopje held roundtable discussions in 18 municipalities between mayoral candidates, leaders of local branches of political parties involved in the elections process, representatives of Municipal Electoral Commissions, Regional Representatives of the Ombudsman and Sectors for Internal Affairs...
OSCE Secretary General welcomes new 3 March deadline for candidates’ submissions for elections in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 27 February 2013
VIENNA, 27 February 2013- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today welcomed the adoption by Parliament of the new deadline of 3 March for submitting candidate lists as “a new window of opportunity”, which he trusts everybody will benefit from in the interest of long-term political stability and development of the country...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 25 February 2013
SKOPJE, 25 February 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 24 March 2013 municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Armenian election generally well-administered with fundamental freedoms respected, but some key concerns remain, international election observers say
Publishing date: 19 February 2013
YEREVAN, 19 February 2013 – Armenia’s presidential election was generally well-administered and was characterized by a respect for fundamental freedoms, including those of assembly and expression, concluded the international election observation mission in a statement released today. At the same time, the statement said, a lack of impartiality on the part of the public administration and the misuse of administrative resources resulted in a blurred distinction between the activities of the state and those of the ruling party...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations on October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Kyiv from 11 to 14 February 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine...