Early parliamentary elections, 25 September 2022

Following an official invitation from the authorities of the Republic of Italy to observe the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 September 2022, based on the findings and conclusions of the Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) conducted between 8 and 10 August 2022, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for these elections.

The mission will assess whether the elections are held in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as with national legislation. 

The ODIHR EAM will closely examine components of the elections identified as meriting attention by the ODIHR NAM, specifically: 

• legal framework and electoral system
• administration of the elections
• candidate registration
• conduct of the campaign
• campaign finance rules
• media environment and media coverage of the elections

The mission will visit a limited number of polling stations on election day and systematic observation of voting, counting or tabulation of results on election day is not envisaged.

A final report on the observation, including potential recommendations, will be published some months after the end of the election process.

Previous observation activities

ODIHR has previously observed three elections in the country, most recently the 2018 parliamentary elections.