Margareta Cederfelt speaks to a journalist in Rome, 4 March 2018 ROME, 5 March 2018 – The 4 March parliamentary elections in Italy were a vibrant display of competitive democracy in which voters could readily inform themselves about their political options and could freely cast their ballots, concluded international observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today following their first-ever election observation mission in the country. The

Leader of the OSCE PA election observers to Italy Margareta Cederfelt Versione Italiana in basso. COPENHAGEN, 2 March 2018 – The leader of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s election observers to the 4 March Italian parliamentary elections will be available on election day for a photo opportunity and media interviews, and will present the findings at the Foreign Press Association in Rome at 13:30 on Monday 5 March (Via dell’ Umiltà, 83/c, 00187

Ignacio Sanchez Amor chairs the OSCE PA's human rights committee, Vienna, 22 Feb. 2018. COPENHAGEN, 26 February 2017 – Following the recent reported death of Archil Tatunashvili in South Ossetia, Georgia, OSCE PA human rights chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor stressed the need for close cooperation and a transparent investigation into the events leading to the death. Sanchez Amor expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Tatunashvili.

Closing session speakers Makis Voridis, Hedy Fry and Filippo Lombardi, 23 Feb. 2018 VIENNA, 23 February 2018 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 17th Winter Meeting concluded today with high-level debates on migration, terrorism, and gender issues. Also discussed over the past two days of meetings were arms control, “fake news,” climate change, and the crisis in and around Ukraine. Some 240 parliamentarians from 53 countries participated in the

Italy’s Undersecretary of State of Foreign Affairs, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli, and International Co-operation Vincenzo Amendola, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger VIENNA, 22 February 2018 – Some 240 parliamentarians from 53 countries are gathered in Vienna this week for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 17th Winter Meeting. With debates taking place on “fake news,” climate change, arms control, migration, and terrorism, the

Head of OSCE PA Delegation of Observers Margareta Cederfelt COPENHAGEN, 20 February 2018 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is deploying a mission of 42 international observers, including 33 parliamentarians from 22 countries, to Italy for the 4 March parliamentary elections. The observers arrive in Rome next week for two days of briefings before deploying for election day observation around the country. Swedish parliamentarian and OSCE PA