News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports public discussion on draft Electoral Code
Publishing date: 17 March 2016
The first public hearing of the new draft Electoral Code, organized by the Armenian Justice Ministry with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, took place on 11 March 2016 in Yerevan...
New voting technologies discussed at OSCE workshop in Yerevan
Publishing date: 19 February 2016
International standards and good practices in introduction of new voting technologies (NVT) were the focus of an expert seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Administration of the President of Armenia in co-operation with the OSCE/ODIHR on 19 February 2016 in Yerevan...
Armenian Ombudsman staff receive election-related training with OSCE, EU support
Publishing date: 13 February 2013
YEREVAN, 13 February 2013 – Staff from the Armenian Human Rights Defender’s Office and experts from its Rapid Reaction Groups today received training on electoral rights in preparation for the 18 February presidential elections...
16,000 precinct election commission members trained with OSCE, EU support
Publishing date: 11 February 2013
YEREVAN, 11 February 2013 – A nation-wide training programme for precinct election commissioners that is being conducted with OSCE and EU support ahead of the upcoming presidential election was presented today in Yerevan...
OSCE helps to improve transparency of Armenian Central Electoral Commission
Publishing date: 5 February 2013
An OSCE-supported project to allow web-streaming of sessions of the Armenian Central Electoral Commission (CEC) was publicly presented to the media and the international community in Yerevan on 5 February 2013...
Ahead of February elections, OSCE, EU train law enforcement officials on election fraud investigation
Publishing date: 16 January 2013
YEREVAN, 16 January 2013 – A three-day OSCE-supported workshop for Armenian law enforcement officials dealing with investigation and prosecution of election fraud and corruption started today in Yerevan...
OSCE, EU enhance Armenian journalists’ skills to cover elections
Publishing date: 21 November 2012
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 21 November 2012 –– The role of the media in elections, the importance of impartial and quality reporting on elections and the techniques to directly involve voters through electronic and social media will be discussed at a training workshop that started today in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia...