10  •  Elections 1 1 March :P re si Es de to nt ni ia a: l Pa rli am Ka en za ta kh ry st an :E ar U ly ni pr te es d id Ki en ng tia do l m Tu :G rk en ey er :P al ar lia m en A ta lb a ry an st U zb ek i Ta jik is ta n: Pa rli am en ta ry 2015 Election-Related Activities 2 29 March The local elections in Ukraine on 25 October 2015 was the 300th election observation mission that ODIHR had deployed since establishing its comprehensive election observation methodology. 3 1 March 4 26 April 5 7 May 6 7 June In addition, ODIHR deployed three election assessment missions (EAM), comprising a core team of experts but no long- or short-term observers. EAMs are deployed to elections where the presence of short- and long-term observers is not considered necessary because of high levels of confidence in the conduct of elections. Conversely, an EAM can also be deployed when there is an interest in maintaining dialogue with election stakeholders in a participating State but where there is a lack of political pluralism, previous ODIHR priority recommendations have not been implemented, or an observation activity, even of a limited nature, is unlikely to add any significant value. ODIHR also deployed four Election Expert Teams (EETs) to four OSCE participating States. Expert teams comprise a small number of experts who focus on specific electoral issues. The EETs do not make an overall assessment of the electoral process but concentrate on a limited set of issues and provide targeted recommendations for those. Some 2,500 observers from 48 participating States took part in ODIHR observation activities in 2015. To support the participation of observers 7 21 June