ODIHR and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly regret the absence of invitation to observe U.S. mid-term elections.
Read the full press release: https://t.co/TUgmTqfrnW
Thank you @RasaOstrauskai2, for hosting this constructive exchange on elections, democratic resilience and human rights across the OSCE area.
I welcome the EU’s continued support for ODIHR’s autonomous mandate & our work, including on democracy, rule of law & elections.
Over 100 observers from ODIHR are following voting in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections, from station openings through vote counts, across the country.
Dunja Mijatović, 2nd left, head of the ODIHR election observation mission, speaks with the head of a polling station in Sofia.
ODIHR is committed to supporting 🇺🇦#Ukraine in strengthening democratic institutions and advancing human rights, @DirectorODIHR Maria Telalian underlined in Kyiv this week.
Read more ▶️ https://t.co/icGtLuo1lY
Valuable meeting with 🇺🇦 civil society in #Kyiv to reaffirm their crucial role in sustaining democratic resilience today and shaping #Ukraine’s future tomorrow. ODIHR remains firmly committed to supporting their work, advancing cooperation, and ensuring their voices are heard.
Throughout 2025 ODIHR worked on publications and practical guides to strengthen democracy and human rights, helping to make our societies both safer and fairer.
👉🏼 Here they are all in one place, ready to download and use: https://t.co/ziNuiYqwU5
This speech *is* one for the history books. But that’s less a compliment, than a coda.
Carney has given us the words to mark the end of the ‘rules-based order’…by acknowledging it never really existed.
It was a collective illusion. That now is over.
🇰🇬#Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary #elections today, and ODIHR has hundreds of observers spread out across the country.
Tune in here at 15:00 local time tomorrow to watch the press conference of the international observers: https://t.co/TN7RD0bZiG #выборы2025
ODIHR welcomes 🇺🇦#Ukraine’s request for legal assistance on key issues related to future elections.
Whenever they take place we will be ready to observe, in line with Ukraine’s expressed hope for our presence through a joint mission with our parliamentary partners.
The withdrawal from the #coe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence would be a serious step backward in the protection of women’s rights and a departure from shared values.
ODIHR urges the 🇱🇻Latvian authorities to reconsider.
Today 🇲🇰#NorthMacedonia holds local #elections, and ODIHR has more than 250 observers across the country.
Join the press conference of the international observers at 15:00 local time tomorrow to hear a discussion of our initial findings: https://t.co/1gFTtr9E8W
The closure of Golos, respected for its independent election monitoring in 🇷🇺#Russia, underscores the years of pressure on civil society. ODIHR urges the authorities to ensure that civil society can operate freely, an essential element to any genuine democracy.
ODIHR is very concerned about the reported violence and arrests during the ongoing protests in #Serbia. We urge 🇷🇸 authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and refrain from any excessive & indiscriminate use of force, ensuring that any violations are investigated.
Last week we co-hosted a two-day conference on countering fake observation & hybrid threats to election integrity and democracy itself. A huge thank you to the @EP_DEG for the great cooperation an impeccable execution, and @davidmcallister and @NachoSAmor for political support.
ODIHR wishes a good start to 2025. Working together, we can overcome division and polarisation to make this a better year for #democracy and #HumanRights across the #OSCE region and beyond.
This week, election experts from more than 30 organizations around the world shared their experiences at the annual DoP conference, hosted this year by ODIHR.
ℹ️ https://t.co/ml1QqhsbDW
📷 OSCE/M. Algebra
Thrilled to participate in this year’s Declaration of Principles for International Electoral Observation @DoPGdansk2024 beautifully organized by @ElectionMeaghan and her amazing team from @osce_odihr
Lech Wałęsa will open our meeting on election observation from the former shipyard building in Gdańsk where he led the Solidarity movement that led to Poland’s democratic transition.
Tune in here today, Wed, 20 Nov, at 14:00 CET: https://t.co/6JAnNUsaRZ
#DoPGdansk2024
📢One week to go! ODIHR is hosting this year’s annual conference on implementing the principles on international election observation that ensure the credibility of serious observation organizations worldwide.
Find out more here ��️ https://t.co/jkWsPAz8Rr #elections
The 🇺🇸#US votes today, and ODIHR’s team of experts & long-term observers are out across the country after more than a month observing the campaign.
Tune in at 3pm tomorrow for the press conference of the international observers: https://t.co/YR1FNSv6hM #ElectionDay#Election2024