FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MOMPATI MERAFHE LEADING COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP TO MALAWIS ELECTIONS Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced today that the Commonwealth will observe elections in Malawi on 20 May. This follows an invitation from the Electoral Commission of Malawi. Former Vice President of Botswana Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe is leading the Commonwealth Election Observer Group in Malawi, which is scheduled to go to the polls on Tuesday 20 May 2014. The observer group will consider the pre-electoral environment and election preparations. On Election Day, it will observe the voting process, vote-counting procedures and the announcement of results, in the light of international standards for democratic elections, to which the country has committed. As with all Commonwealth Observer Groups, this mission will function impartially and independently, and will conduct itself according to the standards expressed in the International Declaration of Principles for Election Observation, to which the Commonwealth is a signatory. Composition of the Observer Group The Commonwealth Observer Group will consist of 11 eminent persons supported by four Commonwealth Secretariat staff members. The members of the Group are: Chair: Lt. Gen. Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe, former Vice-President of Botswana Dr. Namanga Amos Ngongi, Retired United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Diplomat, Cameroon Ms Linda Duffield, Retired Diplomat, United Kingdom Hon Ntlhoi Motsamai, Former Speaker, Lesotho Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman, Electoral Commission, Ghana Mr Malietau Malietoa, Electoral Commissioner, Samoa Dr Leith Dunn, Academic, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Ms Maureen Khamala Mudi, Media Expert, Kenya Mr Boniface Cheembe, Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, Zambia Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka Ms Sudharashana Lakshmi Ayyappan, Youth Representative, India
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 14:36:42 +0000
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