Early Parliamentary Elections, 29 October 2025

Following an invitation from the Government of the Netherlands to observe the 29 October 2025 early 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 14 to 17 July. The ODIHR NAM was comprised of Goran Petrov and Yelena Kovalyova, ODIHR Election Advisers.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM recommends whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related 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 and the election administration, as well as representatives of the judiciary, media, political parties and civil society. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.