Marcelo JENNY (Institut of Political Science, University of Innsbruck), Armin RABITSCH (wahlbeobachtung.org), Hubert SICKINGER (Institut of State and Political Science, University of Wien), and Melanie SULLY (Go-Governance) discussed how comprehensive electoral reforms, following a participate process including civil society representatives, could be stipulated. Moderation: Irene BRICKNER (Der Standard).
The final report of the OSCE / ODIHR Election Assessment Mission to the parliamentary elections on 15 October 2017 once again confirms that Austria is a solid democracy. However, further improvements are needed to fulfill Austria’s obligations under the OSCE and other international standards for democratic elections.
The Election Assessment Mission, sent by the OSCE/ODIHR (OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights), lists 17 recommendations on how to improve electoral and electoral [...]