The OSCE experts emphasise the fundamentally high standards for elections in Germany, including the correct preparation of voter and candidate lists, rules on party and campaign financing, and media diversity. All interlocutors see "the election campaign environment as open and free", the report says. With regard to the Berlin elections, it says: "Despite the procedural flaws that led to the rerun of these elections, all interlocutors of the ODIHR team expressed confidence in the independence of the electoral authorities as well as in their abilities to manage the upcoming elections, including postal votes." The report refers to the Home Affairs Senate's Commission of Inquiry following the 2021 election mishaps and the lessons learned.