The European Union signed a deal with Myanmar’s Union Election Commission today in Naypyidaw (see above) to allow a large election monitoring presence in the country before and after the November 8 poll.
The EU’s Election Observation Mission will have “more than 100 short and long-term observers from many of the Member States of the European Union in addition to observers from Canada, Switzerland and Norway and diplomats from embassies of EU countries accredited to Myanmar,” a statement said.
The monitors will release a “preliminary statement” shortly after the vote and a final report at a later unspecified date.
Photo / Facebook / European Union Delegation to Myanmar
