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Poland parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 14 February 2020
Following the parliamentary elections in Poland on 13 October 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final report. The elections were prepared well, and contestants were able to campaign freely, but media bias and intolerant campaign rhetoric
Despite large number of candidates, Azerbaijan elections lacked genuine competition and choice, international observers say
Publishing date: 10 February 2020
BAKU, 10 February 2020 – The restrictive legislation and political environment prevented genuine competition in Azerbaijan’s early parliamentary elections, international observers said in a preliminary statement published today. Although some prospective candidates were denied the right to stand, candidate registration was otherwise inclusive. Despite the large number of candidates, voters were not provided with a meaningful choice, due to a lack of real political discussion, the statement says.
Implementation of OSCE commitments is key to achieving credibility and trust in newly elected parliament, said President Tsereteli visiting Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 2 February 2020
BAKU, 31 January 2020 – During a visit to Azerbaijan ahead of next week’s parliamentary elections, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli reiterated the importance of international election observation missions in assessing and improving electoral processes in the OSCE region.
ODIHR visits Ukraine to discuss electoral recommendations
Publishing date: 24 January 2020
Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final reports and recommendations of the observation missions to the 2019 presidential and early parliamentary elections in Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv from 21 to 24 January 2020.
Full engagement of women, national minorities and persons with disabilities crucial to ensure democratic elections, say participants of OSCE conference in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 January 2020
Increasing the participation of women, national minorities and persons with disabilities at all stages of the electoral process is the focus of a conference taking place in Tirana on 21 and 22 January 2020. Key topics addressed are challenges and obstacles to the inclusion of these groups in
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 7 January 2020
BAKU, 7 January 2020 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened its election observation mission (EOM) for the 9 February early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the Azerbaijani authorities...
OSCE/ODIHR experts present final report on Moldova’s 2019 parliamentary elections in Chisinau
Publishing date: 20 December 2019
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Chisinau on 19 and 20 December 2019 to present the ODIHR final report on 2019 parliamentary elections in Moldova. The report’s findings and recommendations were presented