News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kyrgyzstan's political actors face challenges ahead of Sunday's election, OSCE Chair's representative says
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
LJUBLJANA, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, today underlined the importance of political stability ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Kyrgyzstan. "It is crucial that all political actors...
Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...
OSCE Chairman proposes democratization strategy for Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 July 2005
WASHINGTON, 2 July 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has called for a comprehensive strategy to strengthen democracy and stability in the countries of Central Asia. It would build on its active assistance programme to Kyrgyzstan, ahead...
OSCE Presence and CoE Office in Tirana note measures to better verify voters' identity and deter fraudulent use of birth certificates in Albanian Elections
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
TIRANA, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Presence and the Office of the Council of Europe in Albania have taken a positive note of the decision by the Albanian Central Election Commission to require additional documentation...
OSCE Presence welcomes posting of Albanian final voter lists on Internet
Publishing date: 27 June 2005
TIRANA, 27 June 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed the Ministry of Local Government's decision to post the final voter lists for the 3 July 2005 parliamentary elections on the Internet, to enable all citizens to verify their name on the...
Bulgarian election confirms credible process but voter turnout efforts introduce a degree of uncertainty
Publishing date: 26 June 2005
SOFIA, 26 June 2005- The Bulgarian parliamentary election on 25 June demonstrated the credibility of the election process but some administrative and political issues have created a measure of uncertainty and decreased confidence, and in some instances...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: ODIHR final report stresses need for political will to improve electoral process
Publishing date: 17 June 2005
SKOPJE/WARSAW, 17 June 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published the final report of its Election Observation Mission to the 2005 Municipal Elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report...