News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Belarus parliamentary elections recommends measures to bring elections in line with OSCE commitments and international standards
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus concludes that many OSCE commitments were not met, and offers recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
OSCE/ODIHR final report says Montenegrin elections democratic and pluralistic, recommends measures to instill greater public confidence
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The early parliamentary elections in Montenegro on 14 October were pluralistic, however, areas such as the compilation of voter lists and the procedure for the review of complaints need further improvement, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 7 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR reviews Tunisian draft law on independent election commission
Publishing date: 4 December 2012
Tunisia’s draft law on establishing an independent election management body addresses several key issues to the establishment and operation of a permanent and impartial election commission, but there is room for improvement, according to a review released by ODIHR on 4 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Spain
Publishing date: 29 November 2012
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Madrid from 26 to 29 November 2012 to present the final report of the Election Assessment Mission for last year’s early parliamentary elections in Spain...
OSCE helps train Kazakhstan’s international election observers
Publishing date: 29 November 2012
On 29 November 2012, representatives of the OSCE Centre in Astana and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights spoke at a training seminar on international election observers’ rights and responsibilities organized by Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania meets coalition of domestic election observers
Publishing date: 27 November 2012
TIRANA, 27 November 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, met today with representatives of the Domestic Observers Coalition to discuss planned activities in the run-up to the 2013 parliamentary elections...
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...