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Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Vilnius from 21 to 22 March 2017 to present the  final report of ODIHR’s election assessment mission for the 9 October 2016 parliamentary elections in Lithuania. The report’s findings and recommendations were

The review of limitations on fundamental rights, the harmonization of electoral laws and the removal of restrictions on the rights of individuals to vote and run as candidates are some of the main recommendations contained in the  final report  by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and

While concluding that the 4 December 2016 repeat second round of the Austrian presidential election was professionally and efficiently administered and the legal framework provided a sound basis for the conduct of democratic elections, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

ANKARA, 17 March 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a limited referendum observation mission (LROM) for the 16 April constitutional referendum in Turkey. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Turkish authorities...

The final report on the 11 December early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends further review of the legal framework, to be conducted in a public procedure after consultations among

SOFIA, 22 February 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally open a limited election observation mission (LEOM) for the 26 March 2017 early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria...

YEREVAN, 21 February 2017 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 2 April parliamentary elections in Armenia. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the Armenian authorities...