Parliamentary Elections, 26 October 2024
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Following an invitation from the authorities of Georgia to observe the 26 October 2024 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 Tbilisi from 20 to 24 May. The ODIHR NAM included Meaghan Fitzgerald, ODIHR Head of Election Department, Vladimir Misev, ODIHR Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies, and Kseniya Dashutsina, ODIHR Election Adviser. The NAM was joined by Tim Knoblau, Senior Programme and Administrative Officer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
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, civil society, and international organizations. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.