Presidential Election, 24 October 2021
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Mission at a glance
Head of Mission: Eoghan Murphy
Core team of 11 experts from 10 participating States, based in Tashkent
28 long-term observers deployed throughout the country
250 short-term observers to be requested from participating States
Mission schedule
15 September: Opening of the mission
22 September: Arrival of long-term observers
23 September: Briefing of long-term observers
24 September: Deployment of long-term observers across the country
21 October (TBC): Arrival of short-term observers
22 October: Deployment of short-term observers
24 October: Election day
25 October: Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions
27 October: Departure of short-term observers
31 October: Departure of long-term observers
3 November: Departure of the core team
The mission calendar may be extended if ODIHR decides to observe a potential second round.
Following an invitation from the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the 24 October 2021 presidential election.
Long-term Observation
The ODIHR EOM, headed by Eoghan Murphy (Ireland), consists of 11 international experts based in Tashkent. In addition, 28 long-term observers will be deployed throughout the country from 24 September.
The mission will assess the election for its compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards, as well as with national legislation.
Observers will closely examine fundamental components of the elections, such as:
- implementation of the amended legal framework
- voter registration
- candidate registration
- campaign activities and financing
- media coverage of the campaign
- the work of the election administration and relevant government bodies
- the resolution of election-related disputes
The ODIHR EOM will also conduct qualitative and quantitative monitoring of media coverage of the election campaign.
Election day
ODIHR has requested 250 short-term observers to be deployed immediately prior to the 24 October election. The short-term observers will be deployed throughout the country in multinational teams of two to monitor the opening of polling stations, the voting, the counting of ballots, and the tabulation of results.
The day after the elections, ODIHR, together with its parliamentary partners, 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 approximately eight weeks after the end of the observation mission.
Previous Elections
ODIHR has previously observed eight elections in the country, most recently the 2019 parliamentary elections.