News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman welcomes invitation to observe Belarus presidential election
Publishing date: 19 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 19 January 2006- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has welcomed the letter observation mission for the presidential election on 19 March...
ODIHR sends assessment team for Canadian elections
Publishing date: 16 January 2006
WARSAW, 16 January 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed a team of experts to assess the 23 January general elections in Canada, at the invitation of the Canadian Foreign Ministry...
Kazakh election flawed despite some administrative improvements
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
ASTANA, 5 December 2005- Despite some improvements in the election administration prior to election day, the 4 December presidential election in Kazakhstan did not meet a number of OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic...
Chairman-in-Office says Kazakhstan election points to need to open up political life
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Responding to the preliminary statement of the OSCE observation mission on the Kazakh presidential election, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel said the findings pointed to a continued need to open up political life...
OSCE Office concerned over police action against peaceful demonstration in Baku
Publishing date: 28 November 2005
BAKU, 28 November 2005- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku has expressed his deep concern over police violence against demonstrators, after the 26 November authorised opposition rally, and has urged all political forces in the country to avoid a...
OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for an inclusive discussion on changes to Albanian election process
Publishing date: 18 November 2005
TIRANA, 18 November 2005- Amb. Christian Strohal, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, today stressed the need for Albania to take full charge of any discussion and decisions aimed at improving its electoral system.
OSCE Centre supports election lessons for first-time voters in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
ALMATY, 15 November 2005- Over 7,000 secondary school students from 10 regions of Kazakhstan who can cast their vote for the first time in the forthcoming presidential election on 4 December are today beginning a special course on elections, supported...