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Members of the Riksdag observe elections in North Macedonia

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Parliamentary elections will be held in North Macedonia on 8 May. Eight members of the Riksdag are participating in an international delegation which will observe the elections. A Swedish member is the head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) delegation.  

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is an organisation for security policy dialogue and cooperation in Europe. One of its key tasks is to monitor parliamentary and presidential elections in different countries.

By being on location in selected parts of the country on election day, the task of the observers is to monitor that the election is open and that it is managed correctly. The members of parliament observe the actual election, the sealing of the ballot papers and the counting of the votes in various polling stations.

Around 70 members of parliament from 25 OSCE member states will participate in the observation mission. The following members of parliament from Sweden are participating:

Carina Ödebrink (Social Democratic Party) has been appointed to lead and represent the election observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. 

The members of the Riksdag will observe the elections in and around the towns of Skopje and Ohrid.

The mission is being arranged in cooperation with the OSCE and its Office for Democratic institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). ODIHR has observers in the country for a longer period, before and after the elections.

Press conference on 9 May 

On 9 May, a press conference will be held in Skopje, where a preliminary statement on the elections will be made. The statement will be published on the OSCE PA website.

Further information

Contacts for media representatives

  • Simona de Ciutiis, International Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, telephone: +46 (0)72 249 60 07, email simona.de.ciutiis@riksdagen.se.
  • Jonathan Demner, International Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, telephone: +46 (0)72 249 63 04, email jonathan.demner@riksdagen.se.