Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeOffice for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Presidential and Municipal Elections, 23 October 2011
Following an invitation from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the OSCE, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) on 28 September deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) for the 23 October 2011 presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria. The mission remained in the country to follow the second round contests on 30 October. The OSCE/ODIHR LEOM assessed compliance of the election process with OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections, as well as with domestic legislation.
The OSCE/ODIHR LEOM was headed by Vadim Zhdanovich and consisted of 11 experts based in Sofia and 10 long-term observers (LTOs) who were deployed around the country. Mission members were drawn from 15 OSCE participating States.
