News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR report says Monaco’s parliamentary elections administered professionally, but some aspects of the legal framework could benefit from further review
Publishing date: 10 May 2013
The parliamentary elections in the Principality of Monaco on 10 February 2013 took place in a competitive environment and were administered professionally. Candidate registration was inclusive and the campaign was vibrant and competitive. However, further steps could be taken to bring the electoral process closer in line with OSCE commitments, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Armenia’s presidential election recommends measures to increase integrity of electoral process
Publishing date: 8 May 2013
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 18 February 2013 presidential election in Armenia concludes that though the elections were generally well-administered and characterized by a respect for fundamental freedoms, more can be done to increase public trust in the integrity of the electoral process...
Czech presidential election competitive and professionally organized, several aspects remain to be addressed, concludes OSCE/ODIHR final report
Publishing date: 30 April 2013
The presidential election in the Czech Republic in January 2013 was competitive, professionally organized and enjoyed a high level of public confidence, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 30 April 2013. The report suggests further steps to improve some aspects of the electoral process, including candidate registration and campaign finance...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports Albanian Central Election Commission train-the-trainers course for electoral commissioners
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
The OSCE Presence in Albania is supporting the Albanian Central Election Commission (CEC) in holding training for 76 trainers, selected by the CEC, on the recently amended Electoral Code and related sub-legal acts...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes renewal of co-operation on election observation between ODIHR and OSCE PA
Publishing date: 23 April 2013
KYIV, 22 April 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara met today with President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Wolfgang Grossruck, who was on a two-day visit to Ukraine...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 16 April 2013
SOFIA, 16 April 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the 12 May early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria...
Second round of municipal elections well administered and highly competitive, but lack of level playing field persists, observers say
Publishing date: 8 April 2013
SKOPJE, 8 April 2013 – As in the first round of voting, the second round of municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was highly competitive and well administered, but partisan media coverage and a blurring of state and party activities led, again, to the lack of a level playing field, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement issued today...