News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Belarus elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments
Publishing date: 18 October 2004
MINSK, 18 October 2004- The 17 October parliamentary elections in Belarus fell significantly short of OSCE commitments for democratic elections. Belarusian authorities failed to ensure the fundamental conditions necessary for the will of the people...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome signs of progress towards resolving electoral reform deadlock in Albania
Publishing date: 14 October 2004
TIRANA, 13 October 2004- The following statement was issued at the end of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) experts' two-day visit to Albania, during which they held consultations with Albanian...
Belarus removes visa obstacles for election observers
Publishing date: 13 October 2004
WARSAW, 13 October 2004- The Belarus Foreign Ministry has reported to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights that visa obstacles for its election observers for 17 October parliamentary elections have been removed and that visas...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission in Skopje for referendum
Publishing date: 12 October 2004
WARSAW, 12 October 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an observation mission to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the 7 November referendum on the Law on Territorial Organization, which sets out...
OSCE/ODIHR expresses concern over unprecedented verbal attacks on Election Observation Mission in Belarus
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
WARSAW/MINSK, 11 October 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission to the 17 October parliamentary elections in Belarus has recently been the object of sustained negative and aggressive...
OSCE Chairman discusses elections with Afghan President Karzai
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
SOFIA, 11 October 2004- Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his great appreciation and gratitude for the participation of the OSCE Election Support Team in his country's first-ever presidential elections on 9 October. During a phone conversation...
Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan issues statement on presidential election
Publishing date: 10 October 2004
KABUL, 10 October 2004- Ambassador Robert Barry, the Head of the OSCE Election Support Team in Afghanistan, today issued the following statement: "The OSCE's 40 election experts had the opportunity to evaluate...