The international observers monitoring the presidential elections in the Russian Federation will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on March 5 in Moscow.
The international observation 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), OSCE website reports.
The statement will be delivered by Tiny Kox, the Head of the PACE delegation, followed by Tonino Picula, the Special Coordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission and Head of the OSCE PA delegation, and Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, the Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.
This common endeavor comprises more than 250 observers from 38 countries, including over 40 long-term observers and experts from the OSCE/ODIHR, some 160 short-term observers seconded by participating States upon request by the OSCE/ODIHR, as well as nine parliamentarians and staff from the OSCE PA, and 36 from PACE.
