The European Union Election Observers Mission has announced on Sunday that it has deployed its observers to Ghana’s ten regions.
The observers are to begin a long-term observation of presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on December 7.
The observer mission’s deputy head, Mark Steven told reporters in Ghana’s capital Accra that “We are sending 12 teams each with two members, to observe all aspects of the electoral process. They will be following the campaigning and meeting election officials and stakeholders up to and beyond election day, and sending their findings back to our team of experts based in Accra.”
The EU observer mission’s chief observer, Tamas Meszerics who is also a member of the EU parliament from Hungary will arrive in Ghana on November 8 for series of meetings with officials and candidates as well as stakeholders.
The EU observer mission team is bound by a code of conduct, which requires strict neutrality and non-interference.
Ghana’s elections have been shadowed by ongoing legal challenge to the country’s election management body’s decision to disqualify some 12 presidential candidates.
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Source: Africafeeds.com
