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Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan issues statement on presidential election
Publishing date: 10 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KABUL, 10 October 2004- Ambassador Robert Barry, the Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan, today issued the following statement: "The OSCE's 40 election experts had the opportunity to evaluate...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for active participation in Afghan elections
Publishing date: 8 October 2004
SOFIA, 8 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today issued the following statement: "October 9 is a historic day for the people of Afghanistan, who for the first time will be able to elect their own...
Ballots sent to By-mail voters for Kosovo's Assembly Election
Publishing date: 6 October 2004
PRISTINA, 6 October 2004- Ballots are on their way today to the 5,959 eligible voters who successfully applied in the By-mail voting programme for the 23 October Assembly election, according to an announcement by Kosovo's Central Election Commission...
No concern over secrecy of vote in Afghan presidential election- OSCE Election Support Team chief
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KABUL, 4 October 2004- The system to guarantee the secrecy of the vote in the 9 October presidential election in Afghanistan is near to foolproof, Ambassador Robert Barry, Head of the OSCE Election Support Team, said at a press conference today...
BiH elections mark progress towards democracy, international observers report
Publishing date: 3 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 3 October 2004- The municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday were administered in line with international standards, taking into account the country's unique, post-war political system, concluded the International Election...
OSCE Mission to support second round of local election monitoring in Serbia this weekend
Publishing date: 1 October 2004
BELGRADE, 1 October 2004- The Belgrade-based non-governmental organization, the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID), will monitor the second round of municipal elections this Sunday with the financial support of the OSCE Mission to...
Head of OSCE Election Support Team upbeat about support from authorities in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 24 September 2004- Ambassador Robert Barry of the United States, head of the OSCE Election Support Team for next month's presidential elections in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about the team's role as he prepared to fly to Kabul at the...