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Monrovia, Liberia | Xinhua | An observation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Liberia earlier this week to monitor next week’s presidential and legislative elections in the West African country, the regional bloc said in a statement on Thursday.
Attahiru Jega, head of the ECOWAS mission, and his team will hold working sessions with different stakeholders, including the National Elections Commission, the government, civil society organizations, the media, security agencies, as well as political parties and candidates, the statement said.
According to the statement, an estimated 2,471,617 voters out of Liberia’s population of 5.4 million are expected to cast their ballots, to elect the new president, 15 senators, and 73 members of the House of Representatives in the Oct. 10 elections.
In accordance with the provisions of the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance relating to the observation of elections and ECOWAS assistance, the organization has deployed a 95-member election observation mission, comprising 80 short-term and 17 long-term observers, the statement said.
The role of the mission is to monitor all pre-electoral, electoral, and post-electoral phases of the elections, “to ensure that the electoral process complies with international best practice,” it added.
