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Following the 2023 presidential and early parliamentary elections in Montenegro, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published final reports with recommendations to assist the country in bringing the electoral process closer in line with OSCE commitments and other international standards.
The 19 March presidential election was competitive, with fundamental freedoms respected in the campaign, but the legal framework has numerous gaps and ambiguities that undermine its effectiveness, ODIHR said in its report. The election administration worked transparently, but extreme politicisation and the lack of an inclusive candidate registration process reduced public trust. The second round of the election was competitive, and candidates enjoyed equal opportunities to reach out to the voters. While there is no explicit regulation on almost all aspects of the second round, the election administration developed provisional solutions that proved effective.
The 11 June early parliamentary elections were well-run, despite the fact they took place during a protracted institutional and constitutional crisis, ODIHR said. The public broadcaster provided balanced coverage, but the media environment was polarized, with private media reporting along party lines. The inclusion of women in political life remains low, and is undermined by insufficient state and political-party efforts.
Key recommendations from both reports include:
ODIHR deployed an Election Observation Mission on 8 February 2023 to observe the presidential election, and a mission of the same format was deployed on 5 May 2023 to follow the conduct of the early parliamentary elections. All 57 participating States across the OSCE region have formally committed to following up promptly on ODIHR’s election assessments and recommendations.