Parliamentary Elections, 30 May 2021

Following an official invitation from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the OSCE to observe the 30 May 2021 parliamentary elections and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to Nicosia from 15 to 18 February. The ODIHR NАМ included Vladimir Misev, Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies, and Kseniya Dashutsina, ODIHR Election Adviser.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and the preparations for the parliamentary elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend 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 state institutions, as well as with representatives of political parties, media and civil society.