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Presidential election brings Georgia closer to meeting international standards

Publishing date: 5 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TBILISI, 5 January 2004- The 4 January presidential election in Georgia demonstrated notable progress over previous elections in the country but was only a partial test of Georgia's electoral system and commitment to a democratic process...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes peaceful and orderly Georgian presidential elections

Publishing date: 5 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SOFIA, 5 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, on Monday welcomed the peaceful and orderly manner in which the extraordinary presidential elections in Georgia were conducted...

Serbian elections well organized but changes to election law long overdue

Publishing date: 29 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BELGRADE, 29 December 2003- The parliamentary elections on 28 December in Serbia went smoothly and were generally conducted in line with international standards. However, the election law contains serious shortcomings including a key article...

International monitors to announce preliminary findings in Serbian parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 29 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 29 December 2003- The International Election Observation Mission for the Serbian parliamentary elections will present its preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference on Monday, 29 December, at 13:45 in Media Centar...

OSCE PA, ODIHR to lead observation of Parliamentary Elections in Serbia

Publishing date: 24 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 24 December 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office has appointed OSCE PA Vice-President Ihor Ostash (Ukraine) as his Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections in Serbia...

OSCE States pledge almost four million euros for assisting Georgia in 2004 elections

Publishing date: 19 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
TBILISI, 19 December 2003- As of today, almost four million euros have been pledged by 17 OSCE participating States for the "Georgia Elections Assistance Programme", said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Roy Reeve. Of this sum...

OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania

Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development, Policing
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...