Early parliamentary elections, 9 December 2018
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Mission at a glance
- Head of Mission: Ambassador Urszula Gacek
- Core team of 13 experts from 9 OSCE participating States, based in Yerevan
- 24 long-term observers to be deployed throughout the country
- 250 short-term observers to be requested from participating States
Mission schedule
13 November: Opening press conference
16 November: Arrival of long-term observers
17 November: Briefing of long-term observers
18 November: Deployment of long-term observers
5 December: Arrival of short-term observers
6 December: Briefing of short-term observers
7 December: Deployment of short-term observers
9 December: Election day
10 December: Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions
12 December: Departure of short-term observers
14 December: Departure of long-term observers
19 December: Departure of the core team
International Election Observation Press Conference, 10 December 2018, Yerevan
Observation of early parliamentary elections in Armenia
Following an official invitation to observe the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 9 December 2018, based on the findings and conclusions of the Needs Assessment Mission deployed from 23 to 25 October, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for these elections.
Long-term observation
The ODIHR EOM, headed by Ambassador Urszula Gacek, consists of 13 international experts based in Yerevan. In addition, 24 long-term observers will be deployed throughout the country from 18 November.
The ODIHR EOM will assess these elections for compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as with national legislation. Observers will closely monitor candidate registration, campaign activities, the work of the election administration and relevant governmental bodies, election-related legislation and its implementation, access of citizen observers, the media environment and the resolution of election-related disputes. As part of the observation, the mission will also monitor the media coverage of the campaign.
Election Day
ODIHR will request participating States to second 250 short-term observers (STOs) to observe voting, counting, and the tabulation of results. STOs will be deployed in multinational teams of two to monitor the opening of polling stations, the voting, the counting of ballots, and the tabulation of results.
The day after the elections, ODIHR, together with its parliamentary partners, will issue a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference. A final report on the observation of the elections will be issued approximately eight weeks after the end of the electoral process.
Co-operation with Other Partners
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament are planning to deploy observer delegations for these elections.
Previous elections
ODIHR has observed eleven elections and referenda in the country, most recently the 2017 parliamentary elections.