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OSCE Presence to observe re-run of local government elections in Albania
Publishing date: 14 November 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 14 November 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania will deploy a number of teams to observe the re-run of the October local government elections on 16 November...
Albanian poll shows progress but observers call for improvements before parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 14 October 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 14 October 2003- The local elections in Albania on 12 October built on improvements made in previous elections and showed further progress towards compliance with OSCE, Council of Europe, and other international standards, though a number...
OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes Assembly vote on election commission
Publishing date: 1 August 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 1 August 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes the vote taken in yesterday's extraordinary session of the Assembly, which elected Mr Dode Prenga as a new member of the Central Election Commission (CEC). After the vote, the Head of...
OSCE/ODIHR stresses that progress on electoral reform in Albania must lead to improved local elections
Publishing date: 14 July 2003
Content type: Press release
TIRANA, 14 July 2003- On his first visit to Albania as Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal welcomed the agreement reached by the bi-partisan committee on reforms to...
OSCE Presence welcomes electoral reform agreements signed between Socialists and Democrats
Publishing date: 20 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 20 May 2003- A second, clarifying protocol agreement on the remaining issues related to electoral reform in Albania has been signed by the Socialist and Democratic Parties at the offices of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE welcomes progress in reforming Albania's election law, urges swift resolution on remaining issues
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 1 April 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcome the consensual agreement by the bi-partisan committee of the Albanian parliament on improvements to the...
OSCE urges Albania's parliamentary election committee to agree on reform package by end of March
Publishing date: 7 February 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
VIENNA, 7 February 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights commended the work of the Bipartisan Committee of the Albanian Parliament...