03/10/2022 | Election observation
The general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina were competitive and overall well organised with fundamental freedoms respected during the campaign. However, failed reform efforts, a widespread mistrust in public institutions, and ethnically divisive rhetoric continued to mark the election...
27/09/2022 | Election observation
A 21-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 30 September to 3 October to observe the conduct of the general elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary...
20/09/2022 | Election observation
A parliamentary conference on the theme “Holding elections in a time of crisis: challenges and opportunities” is to be held on 9 and 10 May 2023 in Bern, Switzerland, organised jointly by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Swiss Parliament in the context of the...
08/09/2022 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)* visited Sarajevo and Banja Luka to assess the election campaign and the state of preparation of the General Elections to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2022. The delegation had meetings in...
31/08/2022 | Election observation
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), will make a pre-electoral visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 5 to 7 September to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the general elections on 2...
04/04/2022 | Election observation
Fundamental freedoms were largely respected in Serbia’s 3 April presidential and early parliamentary elections, and voters were presented diverse political options, but a number of shortcomings resulted in an uneven playing field, favouring the incumbents, international observers said in a...
29/03/2022 | Election observation
A 19-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD), will travel to Serbia from 1 to 4 April 2022 to observe the conduct of the presidential and early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE...
04/03/2022 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation* of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD), was in Belgrade to assess the pre-electoral climate and the state of preparation a month before the presidential and early parliamentary elections in Serbia...
29/11/2021 | Election observation
Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary elections were competitive, but they lacked meaningful voter engagement due to a stifled campaign, constitutional changes weakening parliament and extensive legislative changes to key aspects of the election. Generally adequate election legislation was undermined by...
15/11/2021 | Election observation
The presidential and early parliamentary elections held in Bulgaria on 14 November were competitive and fundamental freedoms were respected. However, public interest and trust in the electoral process is undermined by the long-standing issue of vote-buying and also by the failure of the political...
05/11/2021 | Election observation
A 19-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to Bulgaria from 12 to 15 November 2021 to observe the conduct of the presidential and early parliamentary elections. The delegation will meet with leaders and...
09/09/2021 | Election observation
The legislative elections held in Morocco on 8 September alongside the local and regional elections were successfully run, defying many challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. These elections coincided with marking a decade of fruitful co-operation between the Moroccan Parliament and the...