OSCE begins preparations for monitoring parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, October 27, 2020 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Margulan Baymukhan received representatives of the OSCE needs assessment Mission, led by senior election adviser of the OSCE/ODIHR Alexey Gromov, who arrived in Kazakhstan in connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections on January 10, 2021.

Traditionally, needs assessment missions visit OSCE participating countries several months before the elections to analyze the electoral atmosphere and clarify details regarding the preparations for the elections.

One of their tasks is to make recommendations on the most appropriate format for election observation by the ODIHR.

During the meeting, the parties discussed in detail the procedure for accreditation of international observers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.