{"id":21119,"date":"2021-11-17T10:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T08:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmc.iwn.co\/international-assignments\/kansainvaliset-vaalitarkkailutehtavat\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:44:21","slug":"election-observation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cmcfinland.fi\/en\/international-assignments\/election-observation\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Observation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"gm438e50a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 alignfull section-gm438e50a gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover has-image-bg has-custom-bg g-c-r-valign-mobile g-c-r-valign-tablet g-valign-c-desktop alasivu-top\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<section id=\"gmc651099\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gmc651099 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gm50bc7e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm50bc7e gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12 header-breadcrumbs\"><div id=\"section-gm50bc7e\" class=\"section-gm50bc7e gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g2724a2\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g2724a2 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><h1 class=\"gutentor-text\">Election Observation<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmcfinland.fi\/en\/\">Front page<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gmf91c8f\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmf91c8f gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gmf91c8f\" class=\"section-gmf91c8f gutentor-col-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm8cb6625\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 alignwide section-gm8cb6625 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><ul class=\"sivulistaus wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmcfinland.fi\/en\/international-assignments\/civilian-crisis-management\/\">Civilian Crisis Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmcfinland.fi\/en\/international-assignments\/election-observation\/\">Election Observation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm5007da2\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m3 section-gm5007da2 gutentor-module gutentor-container-cover\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International election observation <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CMC Finland deploys election observers as long-term (LTO) and short-term (STO) observers to election observations missions of the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In accordance with the Civilian Crisis Management Act, CMC Finland concludes an employment contract with the experts deployed to OSCE election observer assignments for the duration of the assignment. In EU election observation missions, the role of CMC Finland is limited to the recruitment process of the Finnish candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>National Focal Point for election observation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HR specialists of CMC Finland act as Finland\u2019s National Focal Point in matters related to OSCE and EU election observation. National Focal Point of election observation liaises with the OSCE and EU Election Observation entities as well as with National Focal Points of other countries. The best way to contact Finland\u2019s national contact persons is by sending e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:elections@cmcfinland.fi\">elections@cmcfinland.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, Finland deploys dozens of observers to OSCE and EU election observation missions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmcfinland.fi\/en\/experts-on-the-field\/election-observation\/\">Here you can see where. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2278,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"15618,17699,18258,14359,17234,17623","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21119","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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