The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the 18 February 2013 presidential election.

The statement posted on the organization’s website said 250 short-term observers will be requested from participating states and 24 long-term observers will be deployed throughout the country.

The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, headed by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, consists of 13 international experts based in Yerevan.  

The day after the election, ODIHR will issue a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference. A final report on the observation of the entire electoral process will be issued approximately eight weeks after the end of the observation mission.