Tonino Picula, together with Indrek Saar from the Council of Europe, delivers the post-election statement in Chisinau. CHISINAU, 29 November 2010 – Yesterday’s early parliamentary elections in Moldova met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, the international observers concluded in a statement issued today. The observers noted that the elections were administered in a transparent and impartial manner and a diverse field of candidates

Wolfgang Grossruck at a polling station in Baku on 7 November. BAKU, 8 November 2010 – Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were characterized by a peaceful atmosphere and all opposition parties participated in the political process, but the conduct of these elections overall was not sufficient to constitute meaningful progress in the democratic development of the country, international observers said in a statement issued today.

THE FINANCIAL 8 November 2010 Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were characterized by a peaceful atmosphere and all opposition parties participated in the political process, but the conduct of these elections overall was not sufficient to constitute meaningful progress in the democratic development of the country, international observers said in a statement issued on November 8. "The observers noted that the Central Election

BAKU, 6 November 2010 - The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 8 November, in Baku. The international observation is a common endeavour involving the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

The Times-Herald 7 November 2010 When luminaries from the European Parliament travel to the U.S. to witness the American election process firsthand, what do they see? Officially, the OSCE PA (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly) delegation in Pennsylvania, which observed Election Day polls in Philadelphia and Delaware, noted a well-organized and "calm" procedure that embellishes an American commitment to

The Associated Press 3 November 2010 WASHINGTON – A delegation of foreign observers is praising the U.S. congressional elections as fair but finding problems with campaign financing. In a news conference Wednesday, members of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe's parliamentary assembly said Tuesday's vote effectively represented the will of the people. But the delegation's president, Joao Soares, called the election "at