Parliamentary Elections, 29 September 2024

Following an official invitation from the authorities of the Republic of Austria to observe the 29 September 2024 parliamentary elections, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 16 to 18 April 2024. The NAM comprised Vladimir Misev, ODIHR Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies, and Goran Petrov, ODIHR Election Adviser.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR observation activity for the forthcoming elections and, if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions as well as with representatives of political parties, media, civil society and the international community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.