Representatives of the OSCE – Politics will arrive in Latvia during the elections in Saeima

Representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) decided to send an electoral badessment mission to Latvia to the Saeima, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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OSCE representatives arrived at the Needs Assessment Mission from 4 June to 7 June to decide on the format of the election observation mission to be sent to the United Nations Security Council. next elections in Saeima. The report, released Thursday, recommends sending an "Electoral Assessment Mission" to Latvia.

The IA explained that this election observation mission is the smallest and means that the observers are mainly in the regions and follow an electoral missions are usually sent if the parties express their confidence in the electoral process, its fairness and transparency, as well as the country's political diversity, respect for fundamental freedoms, the effectiveness of democratic institutions, the diversity of civil society organizations and an independent media environment

Election observation in the OSCE member states is a common practice, unless the member state opposes it. In 2014, the OSCE conducted for the first time an electoral badessment mission to Latvia, but before that, a limited electoral observation mission was organized in Latvia between 2006 and 2011, including observers. long-term and observers in the capital.

As announced, the elections to the 13th Saeima will take place on the first Saturday of October, while the filing of party lists will begin on July 18th.