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The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE PA) is an institution of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.The primary task of the 323-member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an important aspect of the overall effort to meet the challenges of democracy throughout the OSCE area.
Through its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE observes and assesses elections in its member states, in order to support fair and transparent democratic processes, in keeping with the mutual standards to which the organization is committed; between 1994 and 2004 the OSCE sent teams of observers to monitor more ...
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
Azerbaijan's election commission said Aliyev, in power since 2003, had received 92.05% in Wednesday's vote, with over 93% of ballots counted, state media reported. ... The OSCE in a statement ...
The Organization for Security and Co-Operation In Europe (OSCE) said on Monday local elections in Moldova on Sunday were managed efficiently though interference from abroad and suspension of ...
Belarusian authorities on Monday said they will not invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to monitor the country's parliamentary and local elections ...
In a joint report published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and its Parliamentary Assembly, the parliamentary assemblies of the Council of Europe and NATO and the European Parliament, the elections were criticized for presence of vote-buying, widespread climate of pressure and party-organized intimidation and ...
The OSCE monitoring mission evaluated that "the legal framework forms an adequate basis for democratic elections to be held, but a number of key aspects fall short of international standards." The OSCE added that the election day passed peacefully, with observers assessing the process as well-organized, orderly, and smooth.