03/04/2017 | Elections
On the invitation of the Serbian authorities, a multiparty delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, led by Ingebjørg Godskesen, observed the Presidential election in Serbia on 2 April 2017.
03/04/2017 | Elections
Despite legal and technical reforms to reduce electoral irregularities, the elections were tainted by credible information about vote-buying and pressure on voters, Assembly observers said.
29/03/2017 | Elections
A 12-member delegation of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), led by Ingebjørg Godskesen (Norway, EC), will travel to Serbia to observe the conduct of the presidential election on 2 April.
28/03/2017 | Elections
A 22-member delegation, led by Liliane Maury-Pasquier, will travel to Armenia to observe the conduct of the elections, on 2 April, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA, the European Parliament and the OSCE-ODIHR.
27/03/2017 | Elections
Contestants in Bulgaria’s elections could reach out to voters freely, while the low-key campaign was generally characterised by public disillusionment with politics and election weariness, observers concluded.
22/03/2017 | Elections
A 15-member delegation led by Marie-Christine Dalloz will travel to Bulgaria from 24 to 27 March to observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Office for ODIHR.
23/02/2017 | Elections
The delegation supports the opinion of the Venice Commission, which concluded that the electoral legislation allows for the organisation of free and democratic elections, if it is applied in good faith and if there is a political will.
21/02/2017 | Elections
A delegation headed by Liliane Maury-Pasquier, will make a pre-electoral visit to Armenia on 22-23 February to assess the electoral campaign and the political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 2 April.
12/12/2016 | Elections
The parliamentary elections of 11 December in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" were competitive, and an essential step in resolving two years of deep political crisis, international election observers said.
07/12/2016 | Elections
A PACE delegation led by Stefan Schennach will be in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” from 9 to 12 December to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections
23/11/2016 | Elections
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was in Skopje on 21 and 22 November to assess the pre-electoral climate of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 11 December 2016.
18/11/2016 | Elections
A delegation headed by Stefan Schennach will carry out a pre-electoral visit to Skopje on 21-22 November, to assess the election campaign and political climate ahead of the early parliamentary elections on 11 December 2016.