Early parliamentary elections, 3 June 2018

Following an official invitation to observe the early parliamentary elections in Slovenia scheduled for 3 June 2018, based on the finding and conclusions of the ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission deployed from 13 to 16 March 2018, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for these elections. 

The ODIHR EAM, headed by Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, began its work in Slovenia on 17 May. The EAM includes seven international experts, drawn from seven OSCE participating States. The mission will assess the electoral process in terms of its compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as national legislation. Observers will, in particular, look into issues related to implementation of legislation pertaining to campaign finance, media regulations, election complaints and appeals, as well as accessibility of the polling stations and materials.In line with ODIHR’s methodology, the ODIHR EAM will not carry out systematic or comprehensive observation of the voting, counting, and tabulation on election day. Mission members will, however, visit a small number of polling stations on election day.

A final report will be issued approximately eight weeks after the end of the electoral process.

Previous Elections

ODIHR has previously assessed the 2011 parliamentary and 2017 presidential elections in Slovenia.