News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Kazakhstan's early parliamentary elections recommends measures to better comply with fundamental principles for democratic elections
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
The final report by ODIHR on Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary elections on 15 January 2012 concludes that they did not meet OSCE commitments or international standards, and offers a number of recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
OSCE Office trains youth on public relations and political campaigning
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
BAKU, 5 April 2012- A four-day training course on public relations and political campaigning organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for young political activists started today in Baku...
OSCE/ODIHR Director highlights vital role of domestic election observers at launch of declaration at UN
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
UNITED NATIONS, 3 April 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the ODIHR Director, today welcomed the launch of the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations at a ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York...
OSCE, EU donate equipment to improve voter registration
Publishing date: 29 March 2012
YEREVAN, 29 March 2012 – Thirty six computers and printers were given today to the Armenian police by the OSCE Office in Yerevan with EU financial support to help prepare for the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections...
OSCE supports Tirana meeting on election administration, new voting technologies
Publishing date: 27 March 2012
Reform of Albania’s election administration as well as international good practices in new voting technologies was the topic of an OSCE- supported meeting in Tirana on 26 and 27 March 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Armenia
Publishing date: 21 March 2012
YEREVAN, 22 March 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Armenia on 6 May...
ODIHR Director encourages Kyrgyzstan’s authorities to further improve the conduct of elections to consolidate democratic development
Publishing date: 20 March 2012
BISHKEK, 20 March 2012– During a visit to Bishkek today on Tuesday, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), encouraged Kyrgyzstan’s authorities to consolidate the country’s democratic achievements and further improve its framework for the holding of democratic elections...