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OSCE Presence to observe re-run of local government elections in Albania

Publishing date: 5 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 5 December 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania will deploy observers for the re-run of the local government elections in two communes this Sunday. The Albanian President set the date of the by-election for the commune of Vergo in Delvina...

OSCE PA President urges Georgia to hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections

Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Bruce George stressed the importance of forthcoming elections in Georgia and said it would be not be possible to hold parliamentary elections on the same day as the presidential...

OSCE foreign ministers pledge immediate financial assistance for Georgian elections

Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- Foreign ministers from OSCE participating States have pledged to provide more than five million euros in immediate assistance to Georgia to help the country organize presidential and parliamentary elections.

OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of parliamentary elections in Serbia

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 1 December 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Observation Mission to monitor the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro), scheduled for 28 December. The

Elections in Moldova's Gagauz region meet international standards but with deficiencies, says OSCE Mission

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
CHISINAU, 1 DECEMBER, 2003- The overall impression of the OSCE Mission to Moldova is that the second round of elections to the People's Assembly in the autonomous Gagauz region was conducted in line with international standards for transparency and...

Georgia election a chance for new authorities to show commitment to democracy

Publishing date: 28 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI/WARSAW, 28 November 2003- The presidential election scheduled for 4 January in Georgia will provide an early opportunity to demonstrate whether the authorities now have a willingness to hold genuinely democratic elections, concludes a...

ODIHR Director satisfied with Belarus talks on improved civil registration

Publishing date: 26 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK/WARSAW, 26 November 2003- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today expressed satisfaction at the constructive dialogue held with the Belarusian authorities...