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Since 2002, OSCE observers have been deployed to a total of twelve US federal elections, including six midterm congressional elections. The OSCE has 57 participating states from Europe, Central Asia and North America.
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Midterms in November For the first time, no OSCE election observers were invited to the USA
For the first time since 2002, there will be no European observers at the US midterm elections. The OSCE sees this as a “clear departure from tried and tested democratic practice.”
September 23, 2026, 7:36 p.m
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The OSCE will exert diplomatic pressure on the US to restore invitations to future elections.
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The SPD and the Greens express reluctance to form a coalition with the Berlin Left Party, although they demand a clear distancing from anti-Semitism. Both parties could instead work with the CDU, but the memory of previous approaches to the PDS/SED successors and concerns about left-wing extremist tendencies and the Remmo clan make a decision difficult.
For the first time, the USA is not inviting OSCE election observers to the congressional elections. The ODIHR criticizes this as a departure from practice. Criticism from Germany is also loud.
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