Presidential election, 22 October 2017

Following an invitation from the authorities of the Republic of Slovenia, and based on the findings and conclusions of a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM), ODIHR has deployed an Election Expert Team (EET) for the 22 October presidential election.

Mission Activities

The EET began its work on 9 October and includes two international experts, drawn from two OSCE participating States.

The EET will assess the electoral process for its compliance with OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as national legislation. In particular, Experts will review the implementation of the amendments introduced to the legal framework, including with regard to campaign finance and electoral participation of persons with disabilities.

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 the Republic of Slovenia until 24 October. A final report will be issued approximately eight weeks after the end of the electoral process.  

Previous Elections

The OSCE/ODIHR previously assessed the 2011 early parliamentary elections.