GNRD and IIPJHR Launch Joint Observation Mission for Presidential Election in Tunisia, 2014 gnrd.net/seemore.php?id=1158 Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) and International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) have launched an international election observation mission to the Tunisian Presidential election on November 23. The joint observation mission, which received accreditation from the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) of Tunisia, will be led by Dr. Loai Deeb, GNRD President. Mr. Jean-Francois Fechino, IIPJHR Director, will lead the IIPJHR mission. The joint mission includes 80 observers (55 from GNRD, and 25 from IIPJHR) and 70 logistics managers (including translators, local administrative coordinators, security personnel and drivers). The group of short-term observers arrived to Tunisia today, joining the logistics managers and report team members, who were deployed to Tunis on November 14. The observers represent a total of 22 countries: Norway, India, Russia, Latvia, Canada, Spain, Armenia, Jordan, Egypt, Belgium, France, Zambia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Austria, United States of America, State of Palestine, Sudan, Australia, Iceland, South Africa and Germany. International observers will assess all aspects of the electoral processes, including opening, voting, and counting procedures. On the day of the election, the joint mission members will be divided into 14 teams composed of two observers, a driver, security personnel, and a translator. The international joint mission will cover a total of 16 out of 24 governorates, and each individual team will visit between 10 and 15 electoral centers. The mission’s assessment of the electoral process will be conducted in accordance to the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers, as well as to Tunisia’s laws and regulations. The objectives of the joint observation are to contribute to Tunisia’s transition to democracy, support the Tunisian people’s right to vote, and to facilitate greater transparency of the election. The preliminary findings of the joint observation mission to the Tunisian Presidential election 2014 will be announced at the official press conference on 25th November 2014 (time and venue to be confirmed). The final results will be presented in the mission’s report. Following the completion of a successful observation mission to the Tunisian Parliamentary elections (the final report can be found here), we will continue our efforts to contribute to the Tunisian transition to democracy.
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