News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR, Venice Commission say amendments to Belarusian election law provide 'mixed response'
Publishing date: 4 June 2010
WARSAW/VENICE, 4 June 2010- The amendments to the Belarusian election code provide a mixed response to the recommendations made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Slovakia
Publishing date: 1 June 2010
WARSAW, 1 June 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Slovakia on 12 June...
Georgian local elections mark evident progress, but significant shortcomings remain to be addressed
Publishing date: 31 May 2010
TBILISI, 31 May 2010- Yesterday's municipal elections in Georgia marked evident progress towards meeting international standards, but significant shortcomings remain to be addressed, international observers concluded in a statement released today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in the Netherlands
Publishing date: 26 May 2010
WARSAW, 26 May 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the early parliamentary elections to be held in the Netherlands on 9 June...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 May 2010
BISHKEK, 25 May 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an observation mission for the 27 June constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek starts training seminars for election commission members
Publishing date: 21 May 2010
BISHKEK, 21 May 2010- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Central Election Commission announced today the launch of a series of 20 training seminars for territorial election commission members ahead of Kyrgyzstan's 27 June constitutional referendum...
OSCE Office hosts meeting on election administration in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 18 May 2010
BAKU, 18 May 2010- Representatives from Azerbaijan's 17 political parties and other stakeholders discussed election administration matters during a meeting organized and chaired today by the OSCE Office in Baku as a follow-up to...