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OSCE/ODIHR holds meeting to foster dialogue on elections and political participation

Publishing date: 5 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Elections
DUSHANBE, 6 December 2010- Officials from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will discuss the findings and conclusions included in the Office's final report on Tajikistan's 2010 parliamentary elections with representatives of the authorities in Dushanbe this week...

OSCE and EU help develop training system for election commissioners in Ukraine

Publishing date: 29 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 29 November 2010- Experts and officials discussed how to train election commission members during an OSCE-supported conference held in Kyiv today...

Moldovan parliamentary elections met most international standards

Publishing date: 29 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 29 November 2010- Yesterday's early parliamentary elections in Moldova met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, the international observers concluded in a statement issued today...

Transparency and accountability key in reform of Armenia's election laws, participants say at OSCE-supported meeting

Publishing date: 22 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 22 November 2010- Armenia's election legislation reform should lead to increased transparency and accountability in the election process, participants said at an OSCE-supported high-level symposium on electoral reform that began in Yerevan...

OSCE human rights chief urges Ukraine to safeguard previous achievements in holding democratic elections

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 18 November 2010- During a visit to Kyiv today, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on the Ukrainian authorities to safeguard and consolidate the improvements...

OSCE and EU conduct conference to discuss legal aspects of election campaign funding in Ukraine

Publishing date: 9 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 9 November 2010- Legislative regulation of election campaign funding in Ukraine and best international practices in this field were in focus at a conference organized in Kyiv today as part of an OSCE-implemented...

Azerbaijan's elections, though peaceful with opposition participation, did not mark meaningful progress in democratic development

Publishing date: 8 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
BAKU, 8 November 2010- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were characterized by a peaceful atmosphere and all opposition parties participated in the political process, but the conduct of these elections overall was not...