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OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
SOFIA, 16 April 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the 12 May early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria... ()
Second round of municipal elections well administered and highly competitive, but lack of level playing field persists, observers say
SKOPJE, 8 April 2013 – As in the first round of voting, the second round of municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was highly competitive and well administered, but partisan media coverage and a blurring of state and party activities led, again, to the lack of a level playing field, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement issued today... ()
Montenegro election professionally and efficiently administered, but allegations of misuse of state resources persist, observers say
PODGORICA, 8 April 2013 – Montenegro’s presidential election on 7 April was professionally and efficiently administered, but allegations of the misuse of state resources and a blurring of the line between state activities and candidate campaigning continued to be at odds with OSCE commitments and Council of Europe standards, international observers said in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission in Skopje to hold press conference on Monday
SKOPJE, 5 April 2013 – The Election Observation Mission from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) monitoring the municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will present its preliminary statement for the second round of the elections at a news conference on Monday, 8 April, in Skopje...
OSCE helps develop election training system in Ukraine
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) together with the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) organized in Kyiv on 2 April 2013 a conference to discuss the development of a training system for election commission members... ()
Municipal elections efficiently administered and highly competitive, but playing field not always level, observers say
SKOPJE, 25 March 2013 – The municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were highly competitive and efficiently administered, but partisan media coverage and a blurring of state and party activities did not always provide a level playing field, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today... ()
International election observation mission in Skopje to hold press conference on Monday
SKOPJE, 22 March 2013 - The international election observation mission monitoring the municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will present its preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 25 March, in Skopje.
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe presidential election in Montenegro
PODGORICA, 8 March 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today announced the opening of its limited election observation mission for the presidential election to be held in Montenegro on 7 April...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Minsk from 5 to 7 March 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus...
Ahead of elections, OSCE Mission to Skopje facilitates discussions between local political leaders ahead of elections
From 18 February to 1 March 2013, the Monitoring Unit of the OSCE Mission to Skopje held roundtable discussions in 18 municipalities between mayoral candidates, leaders of local branches of political parties involved in the elections process, representatives of Municipal Electoral Commissions, Regional Representatives of the Ombudsman and Sectors for Internal Affairs...