Presidential Elections
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) was deployed to Congo Brazzaville to observe the 10 Mars presidential elections. The EOM assessed the elections in terms of their compliance with international standards for democratic elections. The 2002 Presidential election is expected to be an important step in the political stabilisation of the country. Congo Brazzaville suffered three civil wars since the introduction of multi-party system and elections are widely perceived as a source of conflict. After the cease-fire agreements of Pointe Noire and Brazzaville in 1999, a political process was launched, starting with the “National Dialogue Without Exclusive” in March-April 2001.
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 M. Joaquim Miranda, Member of the European Parliament.
