European Parliament Elections, 6-9 June 2024
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After expressions of interest from the European Parliament, in anticipation of official invitations from European Union Member States to observe the European Parliament elections scheduled to be held from 6 to 9 June 2024, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to Brussels from 6 to 9 November 2023. In addition, ODIHR conducted a number of visits to meet with national-level authorities and other stakeholders in European Union Member States.1 The NAM included Meaghan Fitzgerald, Head of the ODIHR Election Department, Keara Castaldo, ODIHR Senior Election Adviser, and Martina Barker-Ciganikova and Kseniya Dashutsina, ODIHR Election Advisers.
The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and the preparations for the elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM recommends whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections and if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from European and state institutions and the election administration, as well as representatives of European and national political parties, civil society organizations, media, and the international community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.