News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Georgian parliamentary elections demonstrate continued progress
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
TBILISI, 29 March 2004- The 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections, concludes the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR to monitor early Macedonian presidential election
Publishing date: 23 March 2004
WARSAW/SKOPJE, 23 March 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission to monitor the early presidential election in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
Head of OSCE's office in Kyrgyzstan discusses police assistance programme with President Akayev
Publishing date: 19 March 2004
BISHKEK, 19 March 2004- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Mueller, today met Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev at Government House, where he outlined issues of special concern to the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE supports voter information and secure balloting projects for Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
TBILISI, 16 March 2004- The OSCE participating States today made a total of 170,000 euros available to improve voter information and meet procurement expenses for Georgia's parliamentary elections, scheduled for 28 March. Under two agreements...
Russian election generally well administered but lacking elements of a genuine democratic contest
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
MOSCOW, 15 March 2004- The Russian Presidential Election on 14 March was generally well administered and reflected the consistently high public approval rating of the incumbent president but lacked elements of a genuine democratic contest...
OSCE Mission welcomes announcement of date for Kosovo Assembly Election
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
PRISTINA, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes the announcement by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Harri Holkeri, of 23 October as the date for the second election of the Assembly of Kosovo...
OSCE/ODIHR urges improvement to voter lists and election law well ahead of next parliamentary elections in Albania
Publishing date: 12 March 2004
TIRANA/WARSAW, 12 March 2004- Albanian political parties should swiftly re-start the electoral reform process to ensure improvement to voter lists and amendment of the Electoral Code in line with ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations well...