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Heads of OSCE PA Delegations
Secretaries of OSCE PA Delegations
2 May 2019
Dear Heads of Delegations,
An early presidential election will be held in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 and following
an invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Beibut
Atamkulov, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will deploy an election observation mission to
these elections.
Please find attached a registration form for Members wishing to observe these elections.
We kindly ask you to return the completed observer nomination as well as accreditation forms
together with
a copy of the photograph page from Members’ passports,
a digital photo, as well as
the signed Statement of Nominated OSCE PA Observers as well as Code of Conduct to the
International Secretariat at ([email protected]) as soon as possible, but no later than
Thursday 16 May 2019.
Please note that due to registration procedures, we may not be able to
accommodate those who register after the deadline.
We remind National Delegations that the OSCE PA attempts to ensure a geographically
balanced delegation. Once we have reviewed the nominations, we will inform you about a
possible ceiling to be applied to the number of observers from individual national delegations.
Members are encouraged to consider observing with colleagues from other parliaments, to make
a multi-national team. We also encourage members of Parliament to consider deployment
outside of the capital.
Further information, including a detailed programme, will be distributed to participants
in due course. Briefings for the mission are expected to be held in Nur-Sultan during the two
days before election day, and Members are reminded that in accordance with the OSCE PA’s
Astana Declaration of 2008, participants are expected to attend the full briefing programme as
well as the debriefing on the day following the election.
I wish to remind you that national parliaments are responsible for their Members’
expenses and that only English interpretation will be provided in meetings and briefings.
Yours sincerely,
Iryna Sabashuk
Head of Administration for Election Observation
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