Presidential Election, 16 November 2003
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Mission at a glance
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Head of Mission: Nikolai Vulchanov (Bulgaria)
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5 core staff in Belgrade
- 14 long-term observers deployed to 7 regional centres
- 150 short-term observers
- Core team and long-term observers drawn from 12 OSCE participating States
Mission schedule
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20 Oct: mission opens with arrival of core team
- 27 Oct: briefing of long-term observers
- 28 Oct: deployment of long-term observers
- 12 Nov: arrival of short-term observers
- 16 Nov: election day
- 17 Nov: press conference in Belgrade
The 2003 presidential elections were observed by an International Election Observation Mission formed by the OSCE/ODIHR and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) of the Council of Europe. The OSCE/ODIHR long-term Election Observation Mission (EOM) was established for the period from 20 October to 22 November 2003.
Previous elections
The ODIHR has observed a number of elections in the Republic of Serbia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including the 2002 presidential and repeat presidential elections, the 2002 partial municipal elections, the 2000 parliamentary elections, the 1997 parliamentary and presidential elections, and the 1997 re-run of presidential elections.