Latvia, Parliamentary Elections, 4 October 2014: Needs Assessment Mission Report
The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the parliamentary elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an OSCE/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 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, the Central Election Commission, the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, as well as with representatives of political parties, media, and civil society. A list of meetings is included as an annex to this report.
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