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International election observers to Azerbaijan’s early parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Monday

Publishing date: 29 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 29 August 2024 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.

OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Central Election Commission to strengthen electoral processes through election software handover

Publishing date: 22 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
Today, in a significant step towards modernizing electoral processes in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented the Central Election Commission (CEC) with a software to digitalize the vote counting and the tabulation of election results. The newly developed software, a product of close

ODIHR opens election observation mission in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 1 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 1 August 2024 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 1 September early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, following an official invitation from the national authorities.

OSCE Presence supports voter education and information campaign ahead of 2025 elections in Albania

Publishing date: 12 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Education, Elections, Gender equality, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Youth
From 9 May to 10 July 2024, the OSCE Presence supported the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) informative, educational, and awareness-raising campaign aiming to inform and engage young voters, women and minorities across Albania on various aspects of the electoral process. The first phase of the

OSCE Presence in Albania supports Central Elections Commission’s roundtable discussion on improving election administration

Publishing date: 9 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
In preparation for the 2025 parliamentary elections in Albania, on 9 July 2024, the OSCE Presence supported the Central Elections Commission (CEC) in organizing a roundtable discussion to identify and discuss issues impacting the effective administration of the 2025 parliamentary electoral process.

OSCE strongly condemns verbal attack against BiH Central Election Commission member

Publishing date: 2 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina strongly condemns the verbal attack by Sanja Vulic, SNSD Caucus Chair to the BiH House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) against BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) member Vanja Bjelica-Prutina.

EU citizens were able to effectively exercise their democratic rights in a competitive election to European Parliament: international observers

Publishing date: 10 June 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BRUSSELS, 10 June 2024 – The European parliamentary elections were competitive and offered voters a wide choice of genuine political alternatives, but differing practices for voter and candidate registration created unequal conditions and there were concerns about growing political polarization and disinformation, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today.