General Elections
Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), the European Union (EU) established an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe these elections. Its mandate was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the electoral process in accordance with international standards for democratic elections. The Chief Observer of the EU EOM was Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Member of the European Parliament. The EU EOM consisted of 11 core team members, 38 long-term observers and 94 short-term observers selected from 26 EU Member States as well as Norway. The EU EOM undertook observation in all eight provinces of Kenya and was joined over the election-day period by a four member delegation from the European Parliament.
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 EU EOM is independent from the European Commission Delegation to the palestinian authority and EU member states. The mission is neutral and independent in its findings.
