OSCE/ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)

The OSCE observation mission. After the 2022, 2023 and 2026 elections, it found that conditions were uneven and favoured the authorities, with pressure on public sector employees, misuse of public resources and biased media. At the 2023 elections it also recorded vote buying and ballot stuffing, and in 2026 it found the level playing field of the campaign “seriously undermined”.

Affairs

• Irregularities in the 2022 elections: It found an uneven playing field that favoured the incumbents, pressure on the public sector and compromised secrecy of the vote
• Irregularities in the 2023 elections: It found unfair conditions, pressure on the public sector and irregularities, including vote buying and ballot stuffing
• Irregularities in the 2026 elections: It found that the level playing field of the campaign had been seriously undermined, with severe misuse of resources and pressure on voters
• „Safe votes“ and jobs in the public sector: It recorded reports of public sector employees being pressured to vote for the ruling party, and allegations of capillary voting