OSCE threatens Russian election boycott

Europe’s leading election watchdog, the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, has warned Moscow, January 2008 that it will scrap its monitoring of Russia’s presidential poll on 2 March 2008 – weeks after it boycotted parliamentary voting – unless its observers can start at the beginning of February 2008.

BBC News, 5.2.08: OSCE rejects Russian poll offer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7228477.stm

Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation; Election of the President of the Russian Federation 2008 http://www.cikrf.ru/eng/elect_president/leg/index.jsp

OSCE: Press Release, 7.2.08: Chairman expresses disappointment over non-observation of Russian presidential election by OSCE http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/49438

BBC News, 7.2.08: OSCE to boycott Russian election http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7232389.stm

Deutsche Welle, 7.2.08: OSCE to Boycott Russian Presidential Vote http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3113175,00.html

BBC News, 30.1.08: OSCE lambasts Russia poll curbs http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7217732.stm

OSCE: Activities: Elections http://www.osce.org/node/43217

Deutsche Welle, 1.2.08: Doubts Surface Over EU's Resolve to Confront Russia http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3100706,00.html

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