A parliamentary election will be held in Serbia on 25 October. Two members of the Riksdag are included in an international delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE which will observe the elections.
Around 60 members of parliament from 29 countries from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, will participate in the election monitoring mission. Their task is to monitor the election and evaluate whether it is carried out correctly by being on location in selected parts of the country during Election Day.
The members observe the actual election, the sealing of the ballot papers and the counting of the votes in various polling stations. The Swedish MPs will be in and around the city of Novi Pazar.
The following members of parliament from Sweden are participating:
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is an organisation working for security, democracy and human rights. A key part of their activities is to observe parliamentary and presidential elections in the member states.
The election monitoring is carried out by the OSCE, via its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The ODIHR has its observers in the country during a longer period both before and after the election.
Press conference in Belgrade on 26 October
A press conference will be held in Belgrade on 26 October, when a preliminary statement on the election will be issued. The statement will be published on the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly website.
Further information
- Election monitoring
- The Riksdag Parliamentary Assemblies
- The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR
Contact person for the media
Simona de Ciutiis, International Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, tel. +46 72 249 60 07, e-mail simona.de.ciutiis@riksdagen.se