General Election, 6 May 2010

Following an invitation from the delegation of the United Kingdom to the OSCE, ODIHR deployed an election assessment mission on 25 April to assess the general election on 6 May.

Led by Jean-Pierre Kingsley of Canada, the mission consisted of a team of 10 experts from eight OSCE participating States. ODIHR did not assess the conduct of local elections held simultaneously in several constituencies.

According to the final assessment report: "The 6 May 2010 general election was administered in a transparent and professional manner and demonstrated an open, pluralistic and highly competitive process. Contestants enjoyed equitable campaign conditions."