Office for Democratic Institutions

The absence of a unified electoral code and the amendment of some legislative provisions in the electoral field too close to the elections, as well as the low presence of women are the main shortcomings of the Romanian electoral process noted by Marianne Mikko, head of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Special Election Assessment Mission (ODIHR SEAM) to Romania.

Irregularities and controversies that forced authorities to cancel some of the March 30 local election results in Turkey have moved Europe’s security body to announce that a mission will observe Turkey’s upcoming first direct presidential election.