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Montenegro's draft referendum law marks backward step
Publishing date: 5 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 5 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The new draft referendum law of Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, marks a backward step from current legislation. This is the conclusion of an analysis published today by the OSCE/ODIHR...
OSCE regrets missed opportunities to reform Albanian electoral system
Publishing date: 12 October 2001
Content type: Press statement
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 12 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The following statement was made today by Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, following the release of the OSCE report on the 24 June 2001 parliamentary elections in Albania...
Belarus presidential election: statement of preliminary findings and conclusions
Publishing date: 10 September 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 10 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The International Limited Election Observation Mission (ILEOM) for the September 2001 presidential election in Belarus has published today a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions...
OSCE Special Co-ordinator for Belarusian election observation concludes visit to Belarus
Publishing date: 29 August 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK, 29 August, 2001 (OSCE)-- Kimmo Kiljunen MP (Finland), the Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, visited Minsk on 28 and 29 August 2001. Mr. Kiljunen has been named by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office as Special Co-ordinator...
Belarus election: observer chief cancels visit citing visa denials
Publishing date: 27 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 27 August 2001 (OSCE)-- Citing government obstruction, the Director of Europe's leading election observation agency cancelled a planned visit to oversee OSCE preparations for the observation of the upcoming presidential election in Belarus.
Belarus: Credibility of presidential election in question as key European observers remain shut out
Publishing date: 6 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 6 August 2001 (OSCE)- Belarusian authorities are obstructing an effective international observation of their upcoming presidential election by denying entry to Europe's principal election observation institution.
OSCE election observers not yet welcome in Belarus
Publishing date: 30 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 30 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Belarusian authorities today informed the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that it should delay deployment of its Mission to observe the upcoming Presidential election...