{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/osce-monitors-not-invited-to-us-elections-for-first-time-since-2002","slug":"osce-monitors-not-invited-to-us-elections-for-first-time-since-2002","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/osce-monitors-not-invited-to-us-elections-for-first-time-since-2002","title":"OSCE monitors not invited to US elections for first time since 2002","subtitle":"European security body calls decision a \"significant departure from an established democratic practice.\"","excerpt":"The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) announced it has not been invited to observe the US midterm elections in November. This marks the first time since 2002 that the body has not been invited to monitor federal elections in the United States.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-23T16:25:28.233Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-23T15:37:59.884Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T20:00:44.092Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) because OSCE statements, named official Pere Joan Pons, and multiple independent outlets corroborate the fact.","critic":"Critic score 87; reports quote OSCE president, give specific dates and figures, and explain significance.","hype":"Hype low (15); language is factual without sensational adjectives or clickbait headlines."}},"tags":["#USElections","#OSCE","#Democracy","#InternationalRelations"],"entities":["OSCE","Pere Joan Pons","United States"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The OSCE has not been invited to observe the US midterm elections in November 2026.","This is the first time the OSCE has been excluded from observing US federal elections since 2002.","The OSCE has observed 12 federal elections in the US since 2002, including six midterms.","The OSCE president called the decision a \"significant departure from an established democratic practice.\""]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) announced on Wednesday that its observers have not been invited to the United States midterm elections scheduled for November 2026. This marks the first instance of the OSCE being excluded from monitoring US federal elections since 2002. The organisation stated that this decision is \"not in line with the commitments undertaken by all OSCE participating states.\""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Since 2002, the OSCE has observed a total of 12 federal elections in the United States, which included six midterm elections. Pere Joan Pons, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, described the exclusion as a “significant departure from an established democratic practice” and stated, “I deeply regret the decision.” The OSCE is a Vienna-based organisation founded in 1975, with 57 member states from Europe, central Asia, and North America, focused on security, political, economic, and environmental cooperation, as well as election observation."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on election year"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The OSCE announced its observers have not been invited to the US midterm elections in November 2026, according to CTV News. However, svt Nyheter reported that the US has decided not to invite the OSCE to monitor the 2026 congressional elections, and Hospodárske Noviny stated the OSCE observers were not invited to the November US congressional elections, also referred to as the midterm elections."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the claim made by CTV News that the US President Donald Trump's administration had been critical of how the OSCE handles its mission and had urged the OSCE to downsize its budget."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Human Rights Watch","url":"https://hrw.org/news/2026/09/25/us-trump-administration-rejects-external-election-observers","headline":"US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T17:15:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"detector.media","url":"https://vybory.detector.media/2026/09/25/sposterihachiv-obse-vpershe-ne-zaprosyly-na-federalni-vybory-ssha","headline":"OSCE Observers Not Invited to US Federal Elections for the First Time - 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They highlighted the OSCE's statement that this decision represents a \"significant departure from an established democratic practice\" and is \"not in line with the commitments undertaken by all OSCE participating states.\" Svt Nyheter included a quote from Pere Joan Pons stating, “As chairman of an assembly committed to dialogue, I deeply regret the decision made by the United States not to invite the OSCE to witness its 2026 midterm elections.” La Presse reported that OSCE observers \"deplored\" not being invited, calling it a \"significant distance from a well-established democratic practice.\""],"centre":["The centre-rated outlets reported that the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) had not been invited to observe US federal elections in November. This marks the first time since 2002 that the body has not been asked to monitor US elections.","Reports stated the OSCE called the decision \"regrettable\" and a departure from established democratic practice. The organisation noted this was contrary to commitments made by all OSCE participating states, including the US.","The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly president, Pere Joan Pons, was quoted expressing regret. Some reports mentioned the US executive's desire to reduce the organisation's annual budget, though no outlet provided an official explanation from the US government."],"right":["Göteborgs‑Posten led on the timing of the U.S. midterm elections and that the OSCE had not received an invitation. n‑tv led on the fact that the OSCE had observed every U.S. federal election since 2002 but would now be excluded. La Razón led on the claim that the decision breaks past commitments, and Handelsblatt led on the description of the November elections as interim elections without observers.","n‑tv’s digest noted that the OSCE’s president emphasised the need for observers to safeguard election integrity. Handelsblatt’s digest characterised the exclusion as an attack on the OSCE. 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