News and press releases

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 20 December 2015 parliamentary elections in Spain notes that the legal framework provides a basis for the conduct of genuinely democratic elections. It recommends, however, that the legal framework be amended to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and to uphold the principle of equality of the vote.

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 25 October and 15 November 2015 local elections in Ukraine recommends a comprehensive review of legislation, including to ensure equality of the vote and to bring laws in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations for democratic elections.

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Croatia’s 8 November 2015 parliamentary elections recommends the harmonization of electoral legislation and ensuring equality of the vote among electoral constituencies, in line with OSCE commitments and international standards.

Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Yerevan on 18 and 19 February 2016 to present recommendations from the final report on the 6 December 2015 constitutional referendum in Armenia.

International standards and good practices in introduction of new voting technologies (NVT) were the focus of an expert seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Administration of the President of Armenia in co-operation with the OSCE/ODIHR on 19 February 2016 in Yerevan...

ASTANA, 17 February 2016 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 20 March early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities of Kazakhstan...

The establishment of independent certification of authorized Internet voting systems and the use of existing open standards are among the recommendations contained in a final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 18 October 2015 federal assembly elections in Switzerland.