The international observers monitoring the 12 October general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 13 October, in Sarajevo.
The international observation mission is a common endeavor involving the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
The statement will be delivered by Roberto Battelli, the Special Co-ordinator and leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission, followed by Tiny Kox, Head of the PACE delegation, Marietta Tidei, Head of the OSCE PA delegation, and Corien Jonker, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR long-term election observation mission.
The International Election Observation Mission comprises almost 300 observers from 38 countries, including more than 220 long-term and short-term observers deployed by the OSCE/ODIHR, 38 parliamentarians and staff from the OSCE PA, and 30 from PACE.
Journalists are invited to attend the news conference on Monday, 13 October, at 14:00, in the Banja Luka Room of the Bristol Hotel, Fra Filipa Lastrića 2, Sarajevo 71000.
(Source: OSCE)
