News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo reports orderly completion of voting
Publishing date: 20 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – All OSCE-run polling stations in Kosovo closed today after the orderly completion of voting, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer. The reported provisional turnout was 23.58 per cent...
OSCE Mission releases first turnout figures in second round of balloting facilitation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – Voter turnout in the second round of the balloting facilitation in Kosovo was reported at approximately 11 per cent by 14:00 hrs today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
All polling stations open in OSCE-run balloting facilitation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – All 90 polling stations in the OSCE-run balloting facilitation in Kosovo were open today by 07.15 hrs...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Finland
Publishing date: 16 May 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented, from 14 to 16 May 2012 in Helsinki, the final report of the Election Assessment Mission to the 17 April 2011 parliamentary elections in Finland...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Russia’s presidential election recommends measures to promote fairness and equality in electoral process
Publishing date: 11 May 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Russia’s presidential election on 4 March 2012 concludes that the contest was clearly skewed in favour of one of the contestants and recommends measures to ensure a more balanced process...
OSCE/ODIHR presents final report on presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 9 May 2012
An expert team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented, from 7 to 9 May 2012 in Sofia, the final report of the Limited Election Observation Mission to the October 2011 presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria...
Serbia’s elections open and highly competitive, additional transparency needed
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
BELGRADE, 7 May 2012 – Serbia’s parliamentary and early presidential elections on 6 May took place in an open and competitive environment, but additional efforts are needed to improve the transparency of the election process and the functioning of the media, international observers said in a statement issued today...