News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will not send observers to Azerbaijan if ODIHR does not, says PA President
Publishing date: 23 September 2015
COPENHAGEN, 23 September 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) decided last week that no OSCE PA delegation will deploy to observe the 1 November parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, in line with an earlier decision made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Belarus, advance visit this week
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
COPENHAGEN, 22 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 September 2015
COPENHAGEN, 18 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...
Restrictions imposed by Azerbaijan compel cancellation of parliamentary election observation mission, says ODIHR Director Link
Publishing date: 11 September 2015
WARSAW, 11 September 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), announced today that, due to restrictions imposed by the Azerbaijani authorities, ODIHR has no choice but to cancel its mission to observe the country’s 1 November parliamentary elections...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for local elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 September 2015
KYIV, 9 September 2015 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 25 October local elections in Ukraine. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the Ukrainian authorities...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on local elections in Albania recommends review of the legal framework and enhancing the independence and professional capacity of the election administration
Publishing date: 8 September 2015
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Albania’s 21 June local elections, recommends a review of the legislation to ensure alignment with OSCE commitments and international standards for democratic elections, and enhancing the independence, impartiality and professional capacity of the election administration...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for presidential election in Belarus
Publishing date: 26 August 2015
MINSK, 26 August 2015 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 11 October presidential election in Belarus. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the Belarus authorities...