ODIHR opens observation mission for parliamentary elections in Moldova on Wednesday

CHISINAU, 15 January 2019 – The election observation mission from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the 24 February parliamentary elections in Moldova will hold a press conference in Chisinau on Wednesday, 16 January 2019, on the occasion of the formal opening of the mission’s activities.

Matyas Eorsi, the head of the ODIHR election observation mission, will introduce the role of the mission and its upcoming activities. The mission's deployment follows an invitation from the authorities of Moldova.

The ODIHR election observation mission will partner with delegations from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament for observation on election day, and for the release of a preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the day after the elections.

Journalists are invited to attend the press conference at 14:00, Wednesday, 16 January, in the LOFT meeting room on the mezzanine floor of the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel; Mitropolit Varlaam 77, Chisinau, Moldova 

For further information, please contact Alice Colombi, ODIHR EOM Media Analyst, at +373 (0)68 692055 or  alice.colombi@odihr.md.

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Thomas Rymer, ODIHR Spokesperson, at +48 609 522 266 (Warsaw mobile) or at thomas.rymer@odihr.pl