Presidential Election, 9 October 2022
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In anticipation of an invitation to observe the 2022 presidential election and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to the Republic of Austria from 13 to 15 June.1 The NAM included Alexey Gromov, ODIHR Senior Election Adviser, and Kakha Inaishvili, ODIHR Election Adviser.
The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and the preparations for the election. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming election, and, if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions, as well as representatives of political parties, civil society and the international community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.