News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Strictly controlled Uzbek elections did not offer a genuine choice, ODIHR observers conclude
Publishing date: 24 December 2007
TASHKENT, 24 December 2007- Yesterday's presidential election in Uzbekistan was held in a strictly controlled political environment, leaving no room for real opposition, and the election generally failed to meet many OSCE commitments for democratic...
Kyrgyz elections fail to meet a number of OSCE commitments in missed opportunity
Publishing date: 17 December 2007
BISHKEK, 17 December 2007- The 16 December parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan failed to meet a number of OSCE commitments, despite respect for some that underscore existing pluralism, concluded the OSCE Election Observation Mission today...
OSCE elections body opens a mission in Tashkent for Uzbek presidential election
Publishing date: 10 December 2007
WARSAW/TASHKENT, 10 December 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has opened a limited election observation mission for the presidential election in Uzbekistan on 23 December...
OSCE Special Envoy travels to Moscow to brief Chairman on Duma elections
Publishing date: 3 December 2007
MADRID, 3 December 2007- The Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Josep Borrrell, visited Moscow from 30 November to 2 December to keep the Chairman informed about Sunday's elections to the State Duma...
Croatian elections transparent and show further progress, OSCE observers find
Publishing date: 26 November 2007
ZAGREB, 26 November 2007- The 25 November parliamentary elections in the Republic of Croatia were administered transparently, professionally and represented further progress in fully meeting OSCE commitments for democratic elections...
OSCE election body deploys long-term observation mission to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
WARSAW/BISHKEK, 21 November 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the 16 December pre-term parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar for domestic observers in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 November 2007
ASHGABAD, 20 November 2007- More than 70 domestic observers from the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the Women's Union, the Youth Organization and the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights took part in an OSCE seminar in Ashgabad today...