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ODIHR publishes final report on parliamentary elections in Estonia
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
According to the final assessment report published by ODIHR on 16 May, Estonia’s 6 March parliamentary elections were “conducted in an environment characterized by respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and a high degree of trust in the impartiality of the election administration...
OSCE Centre chairs meeting on electoral assistance in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 May 2011
A donor co-ordination meeting on electoral assistance chaired by the OSCE Centre with the participation of the EU and the UN offices in Kyrgyzstan took place at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek on 17 May...
Joint statement of OSCE, US and EU ambassadors in Albania
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
TIRANA, 17 May 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Ambassador of the United States of America Alexander Arvizu, and the Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Ettore Sequi jointly stated today...
Heads of Mission of EU, NATO, OSCE and United States in Skopje issue joint statement
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on 13 May, the Missions of the EU, NATO, OSCE and U.S. issued the following statement...
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for Moldova’s local elections
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 11 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 5 June local elections in Moldova...
Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but political parties acted irresponsibly, observers say
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 10 May 2011 – Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but took place in an environment of high polarization and mistrust between governmental parties and the opposition, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
NICOSIA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Cyprus on 22 May...