Former Kenyan overseas minister to guide Commonwealth Observer mission to Dominica
Forward of the December 6 common election, a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) shall be deployed to look at the polls in Dominica following an invite from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
The five-member group of observers that consisted of Commonwealth Secretary Common, Patricia Scotland, shall be led by Kenya’s former cupboard secretary for Sports activities, Heritage and Tradition and former cupboard secretary for Overseas Affairs, Amina Mohammed.
“The Commonwealth has an extended and proud historical past of standing in solidarity with residents as they put together to decide on their leaders. Beneath the chairmanship of Amina Mohammed, I firmly consider that the observer group will present an knowledgeable, complete, and neutral evaluation of the electoral course of,” Scotland mentioned in a press release.
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The observer group is scheduled to reach November 30 and keep till the completion of the electoral course of.
Throughout their keep, which is able to see them deployed all through the nation, they are going to be supported by a crew from the Commonwealth Secretariat led by the adviser and Head of Europe within the Governance and Peace Directorate, Chantal Sciberras.
The COG will observe all features of the election course of – from the opening of polling stations and the voting course of to the counting of ballots and announcement of outcomes – and decide whether or not the elections are performed according to worldwide requirements in addition to the home democratic requirements to which Dominica has dedicated itself.
They may also meet and maintain briefings with stakeholders, together with election administration officers, representatives of political events, civil society teams, the media, and different key stakeholders.
As per the COG’s mandate, observers will act impartially and can adhere to the requirements of the Commonwealth Pointers for the Remark of Elections in addition to the Worldwide Declaration of Ideas for Election Remark, to which the Commonwealth is a signatory.
Two days after election day, the observer group will difficulty an interim assertion outlining its preliminary findings.
A ultimate report, which is able to embrace the evaluation of the electoral course of and a set of suggestions for reforms to enhance future elections, shall be introduced to the Authorities of Dominica, the Electoral Workplace, and different stakeholders, earlier than being made public.
The group will then depart the island by December 11.
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