The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has launched its eight election observation mission in Moldova. A number of 235 observers (35 long-term and 200 shirt-term ones) from over 20 countries will take part in the mission, Info-Prim Neo reports. The first 15 long-term observers start work on October 25. They include experts in election administration, jurists, statisticians, media experts, experts in problems encountered by minorities, etc. Another 20 long-term observers will be registered next week. They will monitor nine towns in Moldova. 200 ODIHR monitors will supervise the voting process and vote counting on November 28. In a news conference on Monday, the mission’s head Peter Eicher said the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will also send observers. During the monitoring period, ODIHR will publish two reports. On the next day after elections, it will make public the preliminary results of the observation mission. The final report will be available in two months after the elections. In a news conference earlier, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Moldova Dirk Schuebel said the EU will finance the monitoring of the November 28 elections abroad. So far, the Central Election Commission has registered 239 national observers on behalf of Promo-Lex Association.