News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman welcomes Albanian election deal, praises President's role
Publishing date: 13 January 2007
MADRID, 13 January 2007- The OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos welcomed today the agreement of the political parties in Albania on a compromise that opens the way for local government elections to be held within the recognised legal deadline...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President to lead short-term election observation mission in Serbia
Publishing date: 12 January 2007
COPENHAGEN, 12 January 2007- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Swedish Parliamentarian Goran Lennmarker, has been appointed to lead the OSCE short-term election observation mission to the 21 January parliamentary elections in Serbia...
OSCE and the Council of Europe: a call on Albanian political parties to attend talks on the forthcoming local elections
Publishing date: 8 January 2007
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 8 January 2007- The Secretary General of the OSCE and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe issued the following statement today on local elections in Albania: "The Albanian people have the right to free and fair elections...
Joint statement by the Heads of Missions in Tirana on local government elections
Publishing date: 4 January 2007
TIRANA, 4 January 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania issued the following joint statement today: "We are deeply concerned by the lack of progress in preparations of the Albanian local government elections decreed by the President for 20 January 2007...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for Serbian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 22 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened an election observation mission that will monitor the 21 January parliamentary elections in Serbia...
OSCE Mission says Gagauz elections held in calm and orderly manner
Publishing date: 18 December 2006
CHISINAU, 18 December- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, said today that Sunday's second round of elections for the Bashkan (Governor) of Gagauzia was held in a generally calm and orderly manner. "We commend...
OSCE democratization body begins election observation mission to Albania
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
TIRANA/WARSAW, 13 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 20 January 2007 local elections in Albania.