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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Presidential candidates in Turkey able to campaign freely, but playing field not level, say international observers
Publishing date: 11 August 2014
ANKARA, 11 August 2014 – Three candidates, representing different political positions, were generally able to campaign freely, and freedoms of assembly and association were respected in the 10 August presidential election in Turkey, international election observers said in a statement issued today. However, the Prime Minister’s use of his official position, along with biased media coverage, gave him a distinct advantage over the other candidates...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Turkey
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
COPENHAGEN, 29 July 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians will travel to Turkey next week to observe the country’s upcoming presidential election and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...
OSCE Head of Mission to BiH calls on Brcko District citizens to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
SARAJEVO, 25 July 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fletcher M. Burton, today called upon the citizens of Brcko District to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014 so that they can participate in the upcoming general elections...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Hungary’s parliamentary elections recommends ensuring clear separation between state and party
Publishing date: 17 July 2014
Legal amendments to prevent the governing party from having an undue campaign advantage and periodic independent reviews of constituency boundaries are among the main recommendations made in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 6 April 2014 parliamentary elections in Hungary.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s presidential and early parliamentary elections notes respect for fundamental freedoms, points to inadequate separation between party and state activities
Publishing date: 16 July 2014
Greater efforts to ensure a separation between party and state activities, as well as to investigate allegations of intimidation were among the recommendations contained in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the presidential and early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Recommendations from final report on presidential election in Ukraine focus of discussions at OSCE / ODIHR event in Kyiv
Publishing date: 15 July 2014
KYIV, 15 July 2014 – Electoral reform in Ukraine and follow-up to recommendations made in the final report of the election observation mission sent by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the 2014 early presidential election were the focus of a roundtable event in Kyiv today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for presidential election in Turkey
Publishing date: 9 July 2014
ANKARA, 9 July 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a limited election observation mission (LEOM) for the 10 August presidential election in Turkey. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Turkish authorities...