Presidential Election, 24 January 2021
- Type
- Needs assessment mission
- Country
- Portugal
- Date
- -
Following an official invitation to observe the 24 January presidential election in Portugal, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 18 to 20 November 2020. The NAM included Alexander Shlyk, Head of the ODIHR Election Department, and Keara Castaldo, ODIHR Election Adviser.
The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the presidential election. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections and, if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions as well as with representatives of political parties, media and civil society. A list of meetings is annexed to this report.
ODIHR would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its assistance and co-operation in organizing the NAM. ODIHR would also like to thank all of its interlocutors for taking the time to meet with the NAM and for sharing their views.