News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations with officials and civil society in the United States
Publishing date: 12 July 2017
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Washington D.C. from 10 to 12 July 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission for the 8 November 2016 United States general elections.
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations with election officials in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with the election administration in Dushanbe on 11 July 2017 to present findings and recommendations from the ODIHR final report on the 1 March 2015 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan. Selected
OSCE/ODIHR final report on parliamentary elections in Armenia urges authorities, political parties to discourage pressure on voters and increase public trust in elections
Publishing date: 10 July 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) final report on Armenia’s 2 April 2017 parliamentary elections noted that fundamental freedoms were generally respected and candidates were able to campaign without restrictions. Noting an overall lack of public trust in the
Presidential runoff in Mongolia efficiently administered despite legal uncertainty, say OSCE/ODIHR observers
Publishing date: 8 July 2017
ULAANBAATAR, 8 July 2017 – The first ever runoff in a presidential election in Mongolia, on 7 July, took place against a backdrop of legal uncertainty. Positively, the General Election Commission (GEC) issued clarifying regulations and administered the election in an efficient manner, and polling station staff facilitated voting on election day in a professional manner, the election observation mission from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement released today. The law was widely interpreted as prohibiting campaigning. Calling on voters to cast blank ballots in protest was a distinct feature of the runoff, the observers said...
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 4 July 2017
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Tashkent on 3 and 4 July 2017 to present recommendations from ODIHR’s final report on the 4 December 2016 early presidential election in Uzbekistan. The report’s findings
Reviewing restrictions of suffrage rights and arrangements for voting abroad, permitting use of other languages among recommendations in OSCE/ODIHR final report on Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 30 June 2017
While noting that contestants in Bulgaria’s 26 March 2017 early parliamentary elections could campaign freely and that the legal framework is generally conducive to holding democratic elections, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) includes among its recommendations the review of suffrage rights and arrangements for voting abroad, and permitting the use of languages other than Bulgarian.
OSCE-supported workshop on introduction of new technology in electoral process opened in Podgorica
Publishing date: 30 June 2017
A two-day workshop on the introduction of new technology in the electoral process was opened on 29 June 2017 in Podgorica...