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OSCE/ODIHR establishes large-scale observation mission for Ukraine presidential election
Publishing date: 6 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 6 September 2004- Following an invitation from the Government of Ukraine, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the Presidential Election scheduled for 31 October...
OSCE/ODIHR to observe municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 2 September 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina to observe municipal elections scheduled for 2 October, the first polls fully funded...
OSCE/ODIHR begins election observation in Belarus
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/MINSK, 2 September 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an Election Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections in Belarus on 17 October 2004. Headed by Ambassador Audrey Glover, the mission...
OSCE/ODIHR begins observation of parliamentary election in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 August 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ASTANA/WARSAW, 11 August 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission to observe the 19 September parliamentary election in Kazakhstan. The Mission, headed by Robert L. Barry from...
OSCE Chairman announces decision to send special expert team to support Afghan presidential elections
Publishing date: 6 August 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Elections
SOFIA, 6 August 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has written to Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, confirming that the Organization intends to support the 9 October Afghan presidential...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook on women's participation in elections
Publishing date: 16 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/VIENNA, 16 July 2004- Europe's leading election observation agency, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, has just published a handbook for monitoring women's participation in elections. The handbook is a part of the...
International observers welcome election of president in Serbia
Publishing date: 28 June 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 28 June 2004- In a preliminary statement issued today, observers from ODIHR and the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded that the presidential election in Serbia was conducted essentially in line with OSCE commitments and CoE standards...