Parliamentary Elections, 21 January 2007
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Mission at a glance
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Head of Mission: Ambassador Geert Ahrens (Germany)
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10 core staff based in Belgrade from 6 OSCE participating States
- 16 long-term observers deployed throughout the country
- 100 short-term observers requested from participating States
Mission schedule
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22 December: Mission opens
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27 December: Arrival of long-term observers
- 17 January: Arrival of short-term observers
- 21 January: Election day
- 22 January: Press conference
Following the recommendation of a needs assessment mission conducted in November 2006, ODIHR deployed a long-term election observation mission on 17 December 2006 consisting of 12 experts and 16 long-term observers based in the capital and eight regional centers. The mission was headed by Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens of Germany.
For observation of the election-day procedures, the mission was joined by delegations from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Altogether, 308 short-term observers were deployed from 43 OSCE participating States.
According to the mission's final report: "The 21 January 2007 Elections to the National Assembly in the Republic of Serbia were conducted in line with the OSCE Commitments and other standards for democratic elections. They provided a genuine opportunity for the citizens of Serbia to freely choose from a range of political platforms. The campaign was calm, and institutional checks and balances ensured that the election results were recorded accurately, transparently and in a timely manner."
Previous Elections
The OSCE/ODIHR observed elections in Serbia in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.