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ODIHR opens special election assessment mission in Serbia

Publishing date: 8 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 8 June 2020 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a special election assessment mission (SEAM) for the 21 June parliamentary elections in Serbia. The deployment follows an official invitation from the Serbian authorities...

OSCE PA statement on electoral reform in Albania

Publishing date: 6 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 6 June 2020 – Welcoming the agreement on electoral reform in Albania, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli, Special Representative on South East Europe Mark Pritchard and Secretary General Roberto Montella issued the following joint statement today...

OSCE PA human rights leaders call for open campaign in advance of presidential election in Belarus

Publishing date: 2 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Elections
COPENHAGEN, 2 June 2020- Following reports of the detention of numerous political activists engaged in activities related to the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, the leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's human rights committee, Chair Kyriakos Hadjiyianni (Cyprus), Vice-Chair Michael Link (Germany), and Rapporteur and Kari Henriksen (Norway), released the following statement...

Tajikistan parliamentary elections 2020: ODIHR observation mission final report

Publishing date: 27 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ODIHR recommendations on Tajikistan 2020 elections ODIHR final report on the 2020 Tajikistan parliamentary elections The 2020 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan took place in a tightly controlled environment in which there was no space left for a pluralistic political debate and voters did not

Statement of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the approval of resources necessary to hold local elections

Publishing date: 22 May 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 22 May 2020- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) regrets the recent statements by Presidency member Milorad Dodik and the President of the HDZ BiH, Dr. Dragan Čović, for their disregard of democratic standards concerning the holding of elections...

Slovakia parliamentary elections 2020: ODIHR election assessment mission final report

Publishing date: 15 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ODIHR recommendations on Slovakia 2020 elections ODIHR election observation mission recommends Slovakia, among other things, to make greater efforts to help persons with disabilities vote The 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia were held in a pluralistic environment with respect for

Uzbekistan parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report

Publishing date: 13 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ODIHR recommendations on Uzbekistan 2019 elections ODIHR election observation mission recommends Uzbekistan to demonstrate genuine competition and full respect of election day procedures The 2019 parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan took place under improved legislation and with greater tolerance