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 statement will be delivered by Margareta Cederfelt, Special Co-ordinator and leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission, followed by Aleksander Pociej, Head of the PACE delegation, Azay Guliev, Head of the OSCE PA delegation, and Roman Jakič, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR long-term election observation mission.

The International Election Observation Mission comprises a total of 200 observers from 39 countries, including 143 long-term and short-term observers deployed by the OSCE/ODIHR, 43 parliamentarians and staff from the OSCE PA and 14 from PACE.

Journalists are invited to attend the press conference on Monday, 17 October, at 15:00 in the Grand Room of CentreVille Hotel & Experiences, Capital Plaza, Cetinjska 7, Podgorica.

The press conference will be live streamed at: www.ustream.tv/channel/bDZCk3Tj59v, www.osce.org/odihr and www.oscepa.org 

For further information, contact:

Iryna Sabashuk, OSCE PA, +382 67 477 455 or +45 60 10 81 73, [email protected]

Thomas Rymer, OSCE/ODIHR, +382 67 619 012 or +48 609 522 266, [email protected]

Ivi-Triin Odrats, PACE, +382 67 809 892 or +33 (0) 662 46 29 79, [email protected]