Parliamentary Elections, 3 March 2019
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Mission at a glance
- Three experts from three participating States, based in Tallinn
Mission schedule
19 February: Arrival of the Expert Team
3 March: Election day
7 March: Departure of the Expert Team
The NAM assessed the pre-election environment and preparations for the parliamentary elections in order to recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for these elections, and if so, what types of activities best meet the identified needs. The NAM recommended to deploy an expert team for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Mission Activities
The EET began its work on 19 February and includes three international experts, drawn from three OSCE participating States.
The EET will assess the electoral process for compliance with OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as national legislation. Experts will look into aspects related to election administration, Internet voting, and the participation of national minorities.
In line with ODIHR’s methodology, the EET will not carry out systematic or comprehensive observation of voting, counting, or tabulation on election day. Team members will, however, visit a small number of polling stations across the country to follow election day procedures.
The team, which will remain in Estonia until 7 March, will issue a final report approximately two months after the completion of the electoral process.
Previous Elections
ODIHR has observed four elections since 1999, most recently the 2015 parliamentary elections.