Repeat Presidential Election, 4 May 2025
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Mission at a glance
Head of Mission: Eoghan Murphy
Core team of 13 experts from 11 OSCE participating States, based in Bucharest
Mission schedule
23 March: Arrival of the core team
31 March: Arrival of long-term observers
1 April: Briefing of long-term observers
2 April: Deployment of long-term observers throughout the country
4 May: Election day
5 May: Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions
18 May: Election day (second round)
19 May: Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions
23 May: Departure of long-term observers
25 May: Core team departure
Following an invitation to observe the repeat presidential election scheduled for 4 May 2025, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) for this election.
Long-term Observation
The mission is led by Eoghan Murphy and consists of a core team of 13 experts based in Bucharest. In addition, 22 long-term observers will be deployed throughout the country from 2 April.
The mission will assess whether the election is 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 election such as:
- election-related legislation and its implementation
- voter registration
- candidate registration
- campaign environment and activities, including online
- campaign finance, including its regulation, transparency and accountability
- the work of the election administration and other relevant bodies
- media environment and media coverage of the election
- election-related legislation and its implementation
- the resolution of election-related disputes
The observers will also assess how prior ODIHR election related recommendations have been considered. The ODIHR LEOM will conduct qualitative and quantitative monitoring of media coverage of the election campaign, including on social networks.
Election Day
The day after the election, 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 7 elections in Romania, most recently the 2020 parliamentary elections.