Kyiv, 29 October 2012: European Exchange with Stefan Batory Foundation and EESC Lithuania have issued the preliminary report of the International Civil Society Observation Mission to the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections in October 2012.

The International Civil Society Election Observation Mission (CSEOM) is organized by non-governmental organizations from Poland (Stefan Batory Foundation), Germany (European Exchange) and Lithuania (Eastern Europe Studies Centre under the auspices of Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Markus Meckel. The mission is operating in Ukraine from 17 September until 7 November. It includes 15 long term staff (experts and observers) as well as short term observers deployed throughout the country. Two Interim Reports were published on 5 and 23 October. The Final Report will be presented at the end of November.

The full report is available in English (here) and in Ukrainian (here).