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Serbian presidential election open and highly competitive, institutions need to be more responsive
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 21 May 2012 – The second round of Serbia’s early presidential elections on 20 May 2012 maintained the open, highly competitive character of the first round, but provided further indications that efforts are needed to enhance the integrity of the electoral process, international observers said in a statement today...
Graduates of OSCE Academy in Bishkek begin internship programme
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
BISHKEK, 21 May 2012 – The top 11 graduates of the OSCE Academy’s Masters in Politics and Security programme departed today for internships with academic institutions and international organizations in Europe...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports roundtable on training strategy for Ministry of Interior
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is supporting the Ministry of Interior in strengthening its decentralized training system, through a jointly-organized roundtable discussion on a newly-adopted training strategy for Ministry employees...
OSCE welcomes peaceful voting in Kosovo for Serbian election
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
DUBLIN / VIENNA, 21 May 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today welcomed the peaceful and orderly voting in Kosovo for the second round of the Serbian presidential election of 20 May...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo reports orderly completion of voting
Publishing date: 20 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – All OSCE-run polling stations in Kosovo closed today after the orderly completion of voting, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer. The reported provisional turnout was 23.58 per cent...
OSCE Mission releases first turnout figures in second round of balloting facilitation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – Voter turnout in the second round of the balloting facilitation in Kosovo was reported at approximately 11 per cent by 14:00 hrs today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
All polling stations open in OSCE-run balloting facilitation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 May 2012