Special Co-ordinator Ignacio Sanchez Amor delivering the post-election statement from the first round of Georgian elections, 9 October 2016. TBILISI, 31 October 2016 – The 30 October parliamentary run-offs in Georgia were competitive and administered in a manner that respected the rights of candidates and voters, and voting on election day was assessed positively, although issues remain related to lacking a legal framework for second round

Christine Muttonen (third from left) addresses the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 27 October 2016 VIENNA, 27 October 2016 – Urging governments of the OSCE area to enhance the level of international co-operation to reverse a deteriorating security environment, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) called in Vienna today for more constructive dialogue and confidence-building. In Muttonen’s first address to the

Margareta Cederfelt and Azay Guliyev observing on election day, 16 October 2016. PODGORICA, 17 October 2016 – Montenegro’s 16 October parliamentary elections were held in a competitive environment and fundamental freedoms were generally respected in a campaign characterized by a lack of distinct domestic policy alternatives and permeated by personal attacks, international observers said in a statement issued today . While pluralistic, the media

PODGORICA, 14 October 2016 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Montenegro will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 17 October, in Podgorica. The mission is a joint undertaking of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The

Special Co-ordinator Ignacio Sanchez Amor, with Head of OSCE PA delegation Guglielmo Picchi, delivers post-election statement in Tbilisi, 9 Oct. 2016 TBILISI, 9 October 2016 – The 8 October parliamentary elections in Georgia were competitive, well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. The otherwise calm and open campaign atmosphere was, however, impacted by allegations of unlawful campaigning and some incidents of

Roberto Montella, Ignacio Sanchez Amor and Guglielmo Picchi meet with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Tbilisi, 5 Oct. 2016 TBILISI, 5 October 2016 – Leading members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s election observation mission to the 8 October parliamentary elections in Georgia arrived today in Tbilisi for final preparations of the observation mission. Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), who has been appointed by OSCE