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International election observers in Turkey to hold press conference on Monday
Publishing date: 22 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ANKARA, 22 June 2018 – The international observers for the early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 25 June, in Ankara.
ODIHR concludes support to electoral reform working group in Skopje, will support review of electoral code
Publishing date: 14 June 2018
Content type: News
What we do: Elections
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 13 to 14 June 2018 to provide assistance at the final meeting of the working group on electoral reform, which is mandated to review the country’s electoral code. The working group was
Italy’s parliamentary elections competitive and pluralistic, ODIHR final report says; recommends codifying existing regulations, enhancing campaign finance oversight
Publishing date: 6 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
While finding that the 4 March 2018 parliamentary elections in Italy were conducted in a professional manner and characterized by a high level of public confidence in the election administration, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends
ODIHR final report on Russia’s presidential election recommends bringing legislation on fundamental freedoms and candidate rights in line with OSCE commitments
Publishing date: 6 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
On 6 June 2018, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published the final report on the 18 March 2018 presidential election in the Russian Federation. The report recommends that, in order to improve the electoral process, national legislation
ODIHR final report on Turkmenistan’s parliamentary elections recommends ensuring integrity of electoral process, enabling people to exercise fundamental freedoms
Publishing date: 29 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
In its f inal report on the 25 March 2018 parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said that the elections lacked important features of a genuinely democratic electoral process. The report, published on 30 May 2018, notes that
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Malta
Publishing date: 25 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Malta from 22 to 25 May 2018 to present the final report of ODIHR’s election assessment mission for the June 2017 early parliamentary elections. The report’s
ODIHR shares expertise with working group on electoral reform in Skopje
Publishing date: 10 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 9 to 10 May 2018 to provide assistance to a working group mandated to review the Electoral Code. The working group was established by the Ministry of Justice of the former Yugoslav