Early General Elections, 12 December 2019

Following an invitation from the United Kingdom Delegation to the OSCE to observe the 12 December 2019 early general elections and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 13 to 15 November 2019. The NAM included Ms. Ana Rusu ODIHR Senior Election Adviser, and Mr. Vladimir Misev, ODIHR Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the early general election. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming election, and if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions and the election administration, as well as with representatives of political parties, media, and civil society. A list of meetings is included as an annex to this report.