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Head of OSCE Presence in Albania meets coalition of domestic election observers
TIRANA, 27 November 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, met today with representatives of the Domestic Observers Coalition to discuss planned activities in the run-up to the 2013 parliamentary elections... ()
OSCE, EU enhance Armenian journalists’ skills to cover elections
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 21 November 2012 –– The role of the media in elections, the importance of impartial and quality reporting on elections and the techniques to directly involve voters through electronic and social media will be discussed at a training workshop that started today in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia... ()
OSCE presents recommendations for central civil and voter registry in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 8 November 2012 –The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today presented members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) and representatives of the Interior and Justice Ministries, political parties, civil society and international organizations with the conclusions of an assessment on establishing a modern voter and civil registry in Tajikistan... ()
US elections highly competitive and professionally administered, steps needed to address specific concerns
WASHINGTON, 7 November 2012 – The general elections in the United States took place in a highly competitive and pluralistic environment, and were administered in a professional manner, but steps should be taken to address specific concerns, the observation mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement released today...
OSCE election observers to present findings at public event in Washington on Thursday
WASHINGTON D.C., 7 November 2012 – The Special Coordinator of the OSCE election observation mission to the general elections in the United States, Joao Soares, will present the findings of the mission at a public event in Washington D.C. on Thursday...
OSCE/ODIHR limited election observation mission to United States to hold press conference on Wednesday
WASHINGTON D.C., 6 November 2012 - The election observers sent by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the general elections in the United States will present their preliminary statement of findings and conclusions at a news conference on Wednesday, 7 November, in Washington D.C....
Ukrainian elections marred by lack of level playing field, say international observers
KYIV, 29 October 2012 – Ukraine’s parliamentary elections were characterized by a tilted playing field, the international observers concluded in a statement released today. This was the result, primarily, of the abuse of administrative resources, as well as a lack of transparency in campaign and party financing and of balanced media coverage...
International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday
KYIV, 26 October 2012 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Ukraine will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 29 October, in Kyiv...
Threat of criminal prosecution of observers at odds with established co-operation on United States elections, ODIHR Director says
WARSAW, 24 October 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed his grave concern over the threat of criminal prosecution of OSCE/ODIHR election observers...
OSCE and Central Election Commission of Ukraine launch online training system for election officials
KYIV, 18 October 2012 – A web portal to help train election officials created with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the country’s Central Election Commission was launched today... ()