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Parliamentary Troika and OSCE/ODIHR issue reports on Belarus election process
Publishing date: 16 October 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 16 October 2000- The Parliamentary Troika, composed of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe, issued a Report on the political situation in Belarus in light of the parliamentary elections...
Election process in Albania marked progress despite serious problems in second round
Publishing date: 16 October 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 16 October 2000-- Despite some serious problems in the second round of the local government elections in Albania, the overall election process marked progress, concluded the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE to address controversial issue of Roma refugees and asylum seekers
Publishing date: 11 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Migration
WARSAW, 11 October 2000- Every year, thousands of Roma, also known as Gypsies, from East Central and South Eastern Europe leave their homes and seek asylum, mostly in countries of Western Europe and North America...
OSCE welcomes registration of all political parties in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 10 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 10 October 2000-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) welcomes the decision by the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan to register all political parties...
Election Observation Mission established in Kyrgyzstan, concerns remain
Publishing date: 9 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections, Democratization
BISHKEK, 9 October 2000-The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission for the 29 October presidential election in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE calls on Albanian Democratic Party leader to respect election results
Publishing date: 5 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections, Democratization
VIENNA, 5 October 2000- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, welcomed the...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys observation mission for parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
BAKU, 4 October 2000- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) today established an Election Observation Mission for the...