The European Union has informed the Elections Commission it will not be sending a fully-fledged observer mission for the 5th August Parliamentary election, Daily Mirror reported.<\/p>\n
In a letter sent to Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, seen by Daily Mirror, the EU notes that a fully fledged Election Observer Mission will not be feasible owing to the health and logistical issues as a result of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
Instead, the EU has proposed deploying an Election Expert Mission (EEM) consisting of two or three experts to assess the electoral process.<\/p>\n
The EEM will not have public visibility and will not qualify as electoral observers, the EU said in the latter.<\/p>\n
In the past the EU has sent fully fledged missions to observe elections in Sri Lanka, with as much as over 60 observers sent for the Presidential elections last November.<\/p>\n
The EEM will assess if the election is held in line with international, regional and national obligations.<\/p>\n
The EEM will also submit a report after the Parliamentary election.<\/p>\n
In the letter, the EU says it will take a final decision on deploying an EEM in due course.<\/p>\n
The EU also says if the EEM is deployed it will undergo COVID-19 tests as made mandatory by the Sri Lankan Government and also follow all other procedures.<\/p>\n
As international travel is not yet permitted to Sri Lanka, the EU has requested the authorities in Sri Lanka to make arrangements for an EEM to arrive in the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Daily Mirror learns that the Commonwealth has not confirmed sending a team to observe the election while Asian monitors have confirmed they will deploy a team.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Colombo Gazette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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