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“Observation of elections by the OSCE will help assess whether the elections are conducted as transparently as possible so that citizens can trust the election results. Taking into account that the elections are close, the reliability of results is especially important,” Head of the Estonian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Mati Raidma said. He added that the OSCE PA had decades of experience in observing elections, and strong methods.
Nearly 150 parliamentarians from more than 40 national parliaments will observe the general elections in the United States of America as a part of the OSCE PA election observation mission. It is the largest delegation of OSCE parliamentarians in history. In total, the OSCE international observation mission will have more than 250 observers in the country. The purpose of the mission is to make sure that the elections adhere to the democratic commitments contained in the OSCE’s 1990 Copenhagen Document.
After intensive briefings and meetings in Washington, the observers will fan out across the country on Monday. Observers will pay particular attention to the campaign environment, the legal framework, election administration, voting technologies, and election day procedures.
Deploying of election observation missions has been an important part of OSCE’s activities since 1993. It is the tenth time that the OSCE PA has observed elections in the United States.
The observers’ preliminary findings and conclusions will be delivered at a press conference on 6 November, which will also stream live on the website of the OSCE PA.
For more information, please contact:
Mati Raidma +372 507 4112
Heljo Pikhof +372 511 9637
Riigikogu Press Service
Merilin Kruuse
+372 631 6592; +372 510 6179
merilin.kruuse@riigikogu.ee
Questions: press@riigikogu.ee
Link uudisele: Raidma and Pikhof observe the US presidential elections
Source: Parliament of Estonia