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Azerbaijan election failed to meet international standards, says OSCE/ODIHR

Publishing date: 13 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 13 November 2003- A report issued by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today concludes that the 15 October 2003 presidential election in Azerbaijan failed to meet OSCE commitments and other international standards...

OSCE CiO urges restraint in Georgia in aftermath of elections

Publishing date: 13 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 13 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, today expressed his concern about developments following the parliamentary elections held in Georgia on 2 November...

OSCE Mission Head urges Croatian Government to support refugee vote in parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 6 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ZAGREB, 6 November 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby today urged the Government of Croatia to increase its support for out-of-country refugee voters during the upcoming parliamentary elections...

Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists

Publishing date: 3 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 3 November 2003- The 2 November parliamentary elections in Georgia fell short of a number of international standards. Delays and confusion over voter lists contributed to a lack of public confidence in the governmental and parliamentary...

OSCE/ODIHR opens Election Observation Mission in Russian Federation

Publishing date: 3 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MOSCOW, 3 November 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened its Election Observation Mission to monitor the election to the State Duma of the Russian Federation scheduled for 7 December. The Mission begins...

OSCE Kosovo Mission welcomes new leadership for local election operations body

Publishing date: 30 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 30 October 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the approval by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Adnan Merovci and Bogoljub Staletovic as chief executive officer and his deputy, respectively, of its permanent Secretariat...

OSCE/ODIHR deploys observers to monitor parliamentary elections in Croatia

Publishing date: 29 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Elections
ZAGREB, 29 October 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has opened an Election Observation Mission to monitor the elections to the Croatian parliament (Sabor) scheduled for 23 November, with deployment of 19...