"This is the first time we have had any form of mission or observation activity in Sweden for an election," the organization's spokesperson Thomas Rymer told Sveriges Radio. The decision was made following discussions with politicians, representatives of the Swedish media, and some of those involved in organizing the election. Before the 2010 vote, a working group was sent to Sweden to evaluate if there was a need for observers during the election that year. READ ALSO: Sweden warns of 'certain foreign powers' meddling in 2018 electionOne of the observers' tasks is to take a close look at how the parties' election campaigns have been financed. The OSCE often sends observers to monitor elections, including in the recent German, Austrian and Italian votes.

Source: The Local August 20, 2018 05:49 UTC