News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Belarus elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments
Publishing date: 18 October 2004
MINSK, 18 October 2004- The 17 October parliamentary elections in Belarus fell significantly short of OSCE commitments for democratic elections. Belarusian authorities failed to ensure the fundamental conditions necessary for the will of the people...
Kosovo Serb Entity to be stamped on ballot for 2004 Assembly Election
Publishing date: 16 October 2004
PRISTINA, 16 October 2004- In order to eliminate possible confusion during the voting process on election day, 23 October, the ballot to be used for the 2004 Kosovo Assembly Election will now include the names of all 33 political entities, as the...
Belarus removes visa obstacles for election observers
Publishing date: 13 October 2004
WARSAW, 13 October 2004- The Belarus Foreign Ministry has reported to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights that visa obstacles for its election observers for 17 October parliamentary elections have been removed and that visas...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission in Skopje for referendum
Publishing date: 12 October 2004
WARSAW, 12 October 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an observation mission to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the 7 November referendum on the Law on Territorial Organization, which sets out...
OSCE/ODIHR expresses concern over unprecedented verbal attacks on Election Observation Mission in Belarus
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
WARSAW/MINSK, 11 October 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission to the 17 October parliamentary elections in Belarus has recently been the object of sustained negative and aggressive...
OSCE Chairman discusses elections with Afghan President Karzai
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
SOFIA, 11 October 2004- Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his great appreciation and gratitude for the participation of the OSCE Election Support Team in his country's first-ever presidential elections on 9 October. During a phone conversation...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes peaceful conduct of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential elections
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
SOFIA, 10 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, welcomed today the largely peaceful and orderly conduct of Afghanistan's presidential elections. "We are very impressed...