Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
In response to an invitation from the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), a European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) was deployed to Malawi to observe the 20 May presidential and parliamentary elections. The EOM assessed the elections in terms of their compliance with international standards for democratic elections.
EU EOM conduct a comprehensive, independent, factual, an impartial observation of the pre-election, election day and post-election phasis. They present publically to the country authorities a Preliminary Statement after the initial announcent of results and a final comprehensive report at the termination of the electoral process. Often the largest international observation mission, EU EOM are made off a comprehensive team of observers and supporting staff and entail a Core Team (CT), Long Term Observers (LTO) and Short Term Observers(STO) deployed all over the country, including in remote areas.
The Mission is led by Chief Observer Marieke Sanders-ten Holte, Member of the European Parliament.
