Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Elections

The ODIHR deploys election observation missions to OSCE participating States to assess the implementation of OSCE commitments relating to elections. The Office also conducts technical-assistance projects and legislative reviews.

Re-runs held free of violence, but overall process falls short of some key commitments, say observers in Skopje

SKOPJE, 16 June 2008 - Yesterday's re-run elections gave voters in areas affected by serious irregularities on 1 June the opportunity to express their will in a secure and generally calmer environment, which represents considerable improvement...

Observation of parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission to observe the 1 June 2008 pre-term parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

ODIHR Director Ambassador Christian Strohal fills in an observation form at a polling station in Skopie during the 1 June 2008 parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. (OSCE/Jens Eschenbaecher)

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Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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by the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR

Needs assessment report ahead of presidential election in Azerbaijan, October 2008

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Needs assessment mission report ahead of the parliamentary elections in Belarus, 28 September 2008

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Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Changes to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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ODIHR/Venice Commission legal review.

Full press statement on the 15 June re-reuns of the 1 June 2008 parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions on the 1 June 2008 Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions on the 21 May 2008 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia

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