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Albania: OSCE Chairman encourages further electoral reform
Publishing date: 20 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 20 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the holding of local elections in Albania last Sunday 18 February, following an agreement...
Albanian elections represent a missed opportunity
Publishing date: 19 February 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 19 February 2007- The 18 February local elections in Albania represented a missed opportunity to conduct elections fully in line with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. Election Day was calm overall, but...
OSCE ready to help Turkmenistan advance democratic reforms after election, says Chairman Moratinos
Publishing date: 12 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 12 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today he hoped the dialogue between the Organization and Turkmenistan will intensify after Sunday´s Presidential election, including on...
Improved voter register presented in Yerevan with OSCE Office support
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 5 February 2007- The first centralized national voter register was presented in Yerevan today with the support of the OSCE Office. The lack of a proper voter database was noted as...
OSCE election body sends expert team to Turkmenistan ahead of 11 February election
Publishing date: 31 January 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW/ASHGABAD, 31 January 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today deployed an Election Support Team to Turkmenistan ahead of the 11 February presidential election...
OSCE Mission, EC Delegation congratulate Serbia on orderly elections, call for swift implementation of people's choice for further democratic reforms
Publishing date: 25 January 2007
BELGRADE, 25 January 2007- The OSCE Mission and the Delegation of the European Commission to Serbia congratulated today the people, political parties and authorities in Serbia on an orderly conduct of Sunday's elections...
Serbia's elections in line with international standards, says international observation mission
Publishing date: 22 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections