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The 2021 presidential election in Kyrgyzstan was well organized and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. However, the campaign was dominated by one candidate who benefited from disproportionately large financial means and misuse of administrative resources, resulting in an uneven playing

CHISINAU, 4 June 2021 — The mediators and observers in the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process on the Transdniestrian Settlement in the 5+2 format visited Chisinau and Tiraspol on 3-4 June 2021 for talks with the Moldovan and Transdniestrian leaderships.

BELGRADE, 4 June 2021– On the occasion of World Environment Day, Jan Braathu, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, underlines the connection between environmental sustainability, economic growth and good governance...

The OSCE organized an online workshop on the social re-use of confiscated criminal assets in Montenegro on 3 June 2021. The workshop brought together representatives from civil society organizations, law enforcement and the Cadastre and State Property Administration of Montenegro.

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded three ceasefire violations, including an explosion. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 59 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 357 ceasefire violations, including 32 explosions. In the previous reporting

The role of Parliament in budgetary and financial security-sector oversight in Uzbekistan was discussed in an interactive workshop in Tashkent on 3 June 2021. Twenty members of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) participated in the event, including committee chairpersons and their deputies as well as members and support staff from the Legislative Chamber and the Senate.

CHISINAU, 3 June 2021 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 11 July early parliamentary elections in Moldova, following an invitation from the national authorities...