News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission to monitor early presidential election in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 February 2011
ASTANA, 1 March 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 3 April early presidential election in Kazakhstan...
ODIHR offers to engage in anticipated electoral reform process in Ireland
Publishing date: 23 February 2011
In a report published on 23 February 2011, ODIHR offered to assist in the electoral reform process that is currently being discussed in Ireland. This was an element raised by political parties and state authorities during a recent needs assessment mission to the country, ahead of early parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 February...
ODIHR publishes final report on Belarus presidential election
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
The 19 December presidential election in Belarus was marked by a lack of independence and impartiality of the election administration, an uneven playing field and a restrictive media environment, as well as a lack of transparency at key stages of the electoral process, concludes the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’s final report published on 22 February...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes Central Election Commission’s move to fill in vacancies in electoral commissions
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
TIRANA, 21 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today welcomed the decision of the Central Election Commission to announce vacancies in the Commissions of Electoral Administration Zones (CEAZs) in an effort to bring forward preparations for the 8 May local government elections...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Estonia
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
WARSAW, 21 February 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in the Estonia on 6 March...
OSCE/ODIHR delegation visits Kyrgyzstan to discuss election reform
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
BISHKEK, 21 February 2011 – A delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) arrived in Bishkek today to discuss how the Office can assist the Kyrgyz authorities in reforming the country’s electoral framework...
ODIHR experts discuss e-voting proposals in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
ODIHR experts have arrived in Dushanbe to discuss plans by the central election commission to develop and implement electronic voting in Tajikistan...