Excerpt: “Following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia to observe the 24 April presidential elections together with a potential second round to be held concurrently with parliamentary elections on 8 May 2024, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 30 January to 2 February. … The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and the preparations for the elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM recommends whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections, and if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions and the election administration, as well as with representatives of political parties, media, civil society, and the resident international community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.”
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