News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 14 September 2012
PODGORICA, 14 September 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 14 October early parliamentary elections in Montenegro...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for parliamentary elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 September 2012
KYIV, 12 September 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 September 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began two days of meetings in Astana on 11 September 2012 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission to the 15 January early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan...
OSCE/ODIHR report finds June elections in France offered voters wide choice, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 10 September 2012
France’s parliamentary elections on 10 and 17 June were administered in an efficient and transparent manner and provided voters with a wide choice among diverse political options, concludes the OSCE/ODIHR's final report...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe parliamentary elections in Belarus
Publishing date: 22 August 2012
MINSK, 22 August 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Belarus on 23 September...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe parliamentary elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 22 August 2012
TBILISI, 22 August 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Georgia on 1 October...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Serbia’s elections notes respect for fundamental freedoms, recommends steps to further enhance transparency of election process
Publishing date: 31 July 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Serbia’s parliamentary and early presidential elections, held on 6 and 20 May 2012, concludes that they were characterized by a respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, and offers recommendations on enhancing the transparency of the election process...