Parliamentary elections, 7 April 2019

Following an invitation from the Government of the Principality of Andorra to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the 7 April 2019 parliamentary elections and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to Andorra from 11 to 13 February. The NAM included Ana Rusu, ODIHR Senior Election Adviser, and Alexey Gromov, ODIHR Election Adviser.

The purpose of the NAM was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections, 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 annexed to this report.