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Home Institutions and structures OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Elections Azerbaijan Early parliamentary elections, 1 September 2024
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Early parliamentary elections, 1 September 2024

Type:

Election observation mission

Country:

Azerbaijan

Mission at a glance

Head of Mission: Ditmir Bushati

Core team of 11 experts from 11 OSCE participating States, based in Baku

Mission schedule

30 July:                        Arrival of the core team

6 August:                    Arrival of long-term observers

7 August:                    Briefing of long-term observers

8 August:                    Deployment of long-term observers throughout the country

28 August:                  Arrival of short-term observers

29 August:                  Briefing of short-term observers

30 August:                  Deployment of short-term observers throughout the country

1 September:             Election day

2 September:             Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions 

4 September:             Departure of short-term observers

7 September:             Departure of long-term observers

11 September:           Departure of the core team

Following an invitation to observe the early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan scheduled for 1 September 2024, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for these elections.

Post-election press conference live stream: International Election Observation Mission
Monday, 2 September 2024, at 15:00 local time (GMT+4), Baku

Long-term Observation

The mission is led by Ditmir Bushati and consists of a core team of 11 experts based in Baku. In addition, 28 long-term observers from the OSCE participating States will be deployed throughout the country from 6 August.

The mission will assess whether the elections are held in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as with national legislation.

Observers will closely follow fundamental components of the elections such as:

  • election-related legislation and its implementation
  • respect for fundamental freedoms
  • the work of the election administration
  • voter and candidate registration
  • campaign activities and financing
  • media environment and media coverage of the election
  • the resolution of election-related disputes

The observers will also assess how prior ODIHR election-related recommendations have been considered. The ODIHR EOM will also conduct qualitative and quantitative monitoring of media coverage of the election campaign and a limited qualitative and quantitative observation of election campaigns on social networks.

Election Day

ODIHR will request the secondment of 280 short-term observers from OSCE participating States to follow the election-day proceedings. The short-term observers will be deployed throughout the country in multinational teams of two which will observe:

  • the opening of polling stations
  • the voting processes
  • the counting of ballots
  • the tabulation of results at all levels.

The day after the elections, ODIHR will issue a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference. A final report on the observation of the entire electoral process will be issued some months after the end of the election process.

Previous Elections

ODIHR has previously observed 13 elections in Azerbaijan, most recently the 7 February 2024 early presidential election.