News and press releases

Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Sarajevo on 24 and 25 June 2015 to present recommendations from the final report on the 12 October 2014 general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 29 March 2015 presidential election in Uzbekistan recommends a comprehensive review of the legal framework well in advance of the next election to bring it in accordance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections...

TIRANA, 22 June 2015 – While voters were offered a distinct choice from among a range of candidates and fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly were generally respected, the politicization of institutions involved in the 21 June local elections in Albania undermined the effective administration of the process, international observers concluded in a statement issued today...

TIRANA, 19 June 2015- The international observers deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will present their preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the 21 June local elections in Albania at a press conference in Tirana on Monday...

CHIŞINĂU, 15 June 2015 – The 14 June local elections in Moldova were efficiently administered and offered the electorate a diverse choice. They were held in a context of political turmoil due to a massive financial scandal and the resignation of the Prime Minister two days before the vote, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...

ANKARA, 8 June 2015 – The 7 June parliamentary elections in Turkey were characterized by active and high citizen participation, during the campaign and on election day. Voters could choose from a wide range of political parties, but the 10 per cent threshold to enter parliament limits political pluralism, international observers said in a statement issued today. Media freedom is an area of serious concern, with media outlets and individual journalists critical of the ruling party being subject to pressure and intimidation during the campaign, the observers said...

ANKARA, 5 June 2015 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Turkey will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 8 June, in Ankara...