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OSCE Chairman urges Kosovo Serbs to take part in October elections
Publishing date: 23 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
NEW YORK, 23 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy urged Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on Wednesday to encourage Kosovo Serbs to participate in next month's Kosovo Assembly Elections. "It is essential that all sections...
Kosovo Assembly Election next step forward, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 22 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 22 September 2004- Kosovo is taking the next step in its political development as the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government conclude their first three years and the campaign to elect a new Assembly begins, said Pascal Fieschi, the Head...
Election progress in Kazakhstan slowed due to lack of transparency, observers report
Publishing date: 20 September 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ASTANA, 20 September 2004- The 19 September parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan fell short of OSCE and Council of Europe standards in many respects. Of particular concern were the failure to fully implement improved election legislation and the...
OSCE Mission to support local election monitoring in Serbia this weekend
Publishing date: 17 September 2004
BELGRADE, 17 September 2004- The Belgrade-based non-governmental organization Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID) will extend its election monitoring activities during the municipal elections this Sunday with the financial support of...
OSCE Chairman appoints Ambassador Robert Barry to head Election Support Team in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 16 September 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 16 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has appointed Ambassador Robert Barry of the United States as Head of the OSCE Election Support Team for next month's presidential elections in Afghanistan..
OSCE Centre trains Uzbek media representatives to serve as election observers
Publishing date: 10 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Elections
TASHKENT, 10 September 2004- A four-day training course for media representatives who are interested in serving as election observers during the 26 December parliamentary elections concluded today in Tashkent. Organized by the OSCE Centre in...
Responsibilities of civil servants who are candidates for Kosovo Assembly election
Publishing date: 8 September 2004
PRISTINA, 8 September 2004- The Ministry of Public Services and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo would like to remind civil servants who are candidates for the Assembly of Kosovo Election on October 23 of their rights and obligations. In accordance with...