13/09/2013 | Elections
The pre-electoral delegation has noted the willingness of the authorities to put to broad international scrutiny the vote in October’s Presidential election, but many recommendations made in PACE reports have not been implemented.
09/09/2013 | Elections
A seven-member delegation led by Robert Walter will carry out a pre-electoral visit to Baku on 11-13 September to assess the electoral framework and campaign prior to the presidential election on 9 October.
24/06/2013 | Elections
Albania’s parliamentary elections on 23 June were competitive, with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and genuine respect for fundamental freedoms. However, the atmosphere of mistrust between the two main political forces tainted the electoral environment and challenged the administration of the entire electoral process, international observers said in a statement today.
21/06/2013 | Elections
The heads of the parliamentary delegations of the Council of Europe and the OSCE, together with the Special Co-ordinator and leader of the short-term OSCE election observer mission, observing the 23 June parliamentary elections in Albania have jointly called on all political leaders to use the remaining days to engage in a constructive process to ensure that the elections can proceed unhindered.
19/06/2013 | Elections
A 20-member PACE delegation, headed by Luca Volontè (Italy, EPP/CD), will travel to Albania from 21 to 24 June to observe the parliamentary elections alongside observers from the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR).
11/06/2013 | Elections
“Albania needs the 23 June elections to meet Council of Europe standards, in order to confirm its genuine commitment to democracy, respect for the rule of law and protection of human rights,” concluded a five-member pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Luca Volontè (Italy, EPP/CD), in a statement issued at the end of a two-day visit to Tirana (10-11 June 2013).
05/06/2013 | Elections
A five-member PACE delegation led by Luca Volontè (Italy, EPP/CD) will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Albania on 10-11 June 2013, to assess the electoral framework and campaign prior to the parliamentary elections to be held in the country on 23 June. In Tirana, the delegation is due to meet the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, the Minister of Interior and the Albanian delegation to PACE.
13/05/2013 | Elections
Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on 12 May were held in a competitive environment, fundamental freedoms were respected, and the administration of elections was well managed, although the campaign was overshadowed by a number of incidents that diminished trust in state institutions and the process was negatively affected by pervasive allegations of vote-buying, international observers said in a statement today.
11/05/2013 | Elections
The PACE delegation observing the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria yesterday met President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Marin Raykov, Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Justice Minister Dragomir Yordanov. Discussions focussed on the atmosphere of the election campaign with just two days left to voting day. The 19-member delegation is observing the election alongside observers from the OSCE.
07/05/2013 | Elections
A 19-member PACE delegation, headed by Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), will travel to Bulgaria from 10 to 13 May to observe the early parliamentary elections alongside observers from the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
08/04/2013 | Elections
Montenegro’s presidential election on 7 April was professionally and efficiently administered, but allegations of the misuse of state resources and a blurring of the line between state activities and candidate campaigning continued to be at odds with OSCE commitments and Council of Europe standards, international observers said in a statement issued today.
05/04/2013 | Elections
“Bulgaria needs free and fair elections as only this can give the next parliament the legitimacy it needs in order to overcome the political and social crisis,” a six-member pre-electoral delegation of the PACE has concluded.