Parliamentary Elections, 11 September 2017
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Mission at a glance
Three experts from three participating States, based in Oslo.
Mission schedule
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29 August: Arrival of the Expert Team
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11 September: Election day
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15 September: Departure of the Expert Team
Following an invitation from the authorities of Norway, and based on the findings and conclusions of a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM), ODIHR has deployed an Election Expert Team (EET) for the 11 September parliamentary elections.
The NAM assessed the pre-election environment and preparations for the parliamentary elections in order to recommend whether to deploy an OSCE/ODIHR election-related activity for forthcoming elections, and if so, what types of activities best meet the identified needs. The NAM recommended deploying an expert team for the 11 September parliamentary elections.
Mission Activities
The EET began its work on 30 August and includes three international experts, drawn from three OSCE participating States.
The EET will assess the electoral process for compliance with OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as national legislation. Experts will look at the work of a recently revised structure of election administration, the use of the electronic administration system, as well as the oversight of campaign finance, with a view to contribute to ongoing electoral reform.
In line with ODIHR’s methodology, the EET will not carry out systematic or comprehensive observation of voting, counting, or tabulation on election day. Team members will, however, visit a small number of polling stations across the country to follow election day procedures.
The team will remain in Norway until 15 September and will issue a report approximately two months after the completion of the electoral process.
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