Sierra Leone, CMC, Two Caribbean nationals are included in the Commonwealth election observer group headed to Sierra Leone for its June 24, 2023, general election.
Trinidad and Tobago journalist Wesley Gibbings and Chairman of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) A. Ananda Trotman (Lady) Joseph, will be part of a team of experts in various fields, including politicians, legal, media, gender and election administration professionals from across the Commonwealth.
The other members of the Group come from India, Kenya, Malawi, Nambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Uganda.
The mandate of the Commonwealth Observer Group will be to observe the electoral process and provide an independent assessment of whether the election has been conducted credibly.
The Group will report on the conduct of the elections by the standards to which Sierra Leone has committed itself, including its laws. It will consider whether conditions exist for credible and inclusive elections, including a fair election environment.
It would also consider whether public media was impartial, the entire process was transparent, and whether voters were free to express their will.
Upon completing its assignment, the Group will submit its recommendations in a report to the Commonwealth Secretary-General, who will subsequently share it with the Government of Sierra Leone, the Electoral Commission, political parties, and all Commonwealth governments.
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