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OSCE Chairman condemns use of force in Armenia, again appeals for post-election dialogue

Publishing date: 1 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 1 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today.

OSCE elections body deploys observation mission to Montenegro

Publishing date: 28 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/PODGORICA, 28 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is deploying an election observation mission for the 6 April presidential election in Montenegro, its first since independence...

OSCE elections body to assess parliamentary elections in Spain

Publishing date: 26 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/MADRID, 26 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today deployed an Election Assessment Mission to Spain for the parliamentary elections on 9 March 2008...

Armenian presidential election mostly in line with international commitments, but further improvements necessary

Publishing date: 20 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 20 February 2008- Yesterday's presidential election in Armenia was conducted mostly in line with the country's international commitments, although further improvements are necessary to address remaining challenges, said the International....

OSCE/ODIHR regrets that restrictions force cancellation of election observation mission to Russian Federation

Publishing date: 7 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 7 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) regrets that restrictions imposed on its planned election observation mission will not allow it to deploy a mission to the 2 March 2008 presidential...

Chairman expresses disappointment over non-observation of Russian presidential election by OSCE

Publishing date: 7 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Elections
HELSINKI, 7 February 2008- OSCE Chairman Ilkka Kanerva expressed his disappointment today that discussions concerning the deployment of an ODIHR election observation mission between the ODIHR and the Russian Federation did not lead to a positive result.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will not observe Russian election

Publishing date: 6 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 7 February, 2008- The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Goran Lennmarker has notified the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Boris Gryzlov, that the Parliamentary Assembly is unable to accept the invitation...