News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s constitutional referendum recommends reviewing legal framework to secure fundamental rights and freedoms
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s 16 April 2017 constitutional referendum, published on 22 June 2017, recommends reviewing the legal framework to guarantee respect for fundamental rights and freedoms. Free and equal participation of
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on early parliamentary elections in Skopje
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
A team of elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 21 to 23 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission for the 11 December 2016 early parliamentary elections. The ODIHR experts discussed the
OSCE PA to deploy first-ever election observation mission to Mongolia
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
COPENHAGEN, 21 June 2017 – Some 25 OSCE parliamentarians from 15 countries will observe the 26 June presidential election in Mongolia and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. The election observation mission to Mongolia marks the first time for the OSCE PA observing an election in the country...
OSCE Head of Mission to Skopje Suomalainen meets Prime Minister Zaev, offers support in reform process
Publishing date: 9 June 2017
SKOPJE, 9 June 2017 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje Nina Suomalainen met today in Skopje with the newly elected Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and congratulated on his election as the Prime Minister...
Final report on Serbia’s presidential election by OSCE/ODIHR reiterates need for comprehensive review of legislation, recommends measures to improve conduct of elections
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
An inclusive and comprehensive revision of Serbia’s legal framework for elections is among the measures recommended by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in its final report on the country’s 2 April 2017 presidential election. To enhance the conduct of elections,
Netherlands parliamentary elections competitive and pluralistic, OSCE/ODIHR final report says; recommends codifying existing regulations, reviewing proxy voting, ensuring full voting rights of persons with mental disabilities
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
While the 15 March 2017 parliamentary elections in the Netherlands were conducted in a professional manner and characterized by a high level of public confidence in the election administration, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends in its final report that
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on parliamentary elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Podgorica from 29 May to 1 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission (EOM) for the 16 October 2016 parliamentary elections in Montenegro. The report’s findings