Former Rwandan PM to head AU observer mission to Equatorial Guinea

08 Novembre 2017

Kigali, Rwanda, November 8 (Infosplusgabon) - Former Rwandan Prime Minister, Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, will lead a 30-member team of observers to monitor Equatorial Guinea's general elections on 12 November, an authoritative source confirmed Wednesday in Kigali.

Legislative, municipal, and parliamentary elections will be held nationwide in Equatorial Guinea where the the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is described as the favourite to win many seats.

The African Union Elections Observation Mission draws its mandate from various African Union instruments, most importantly: the African Union Guidelines for Elections Observation and Monitoring Missions (2002); the OUA/AU Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa (2002); African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (1981) and African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007), among others.

The objectives of the Mission are: to provide an accurate and impartial reporting or assessment of the quality of the 12th November 2017 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, including the degree to which the conduct of the elections meets regional, continental and international standards for democratic elections; to offer recommendations for improvement of future elections based on the findings; and, to demonstrate AU’s interest to support Equatorial Guinea’s elections and democratization process to ensure that the conduct of genuine elections contributes to the consolidation of democratic governance, peace and stability in Equatorial Guinea in particular and the Central Africa sub-region in general.

FIN/INFOSPLUSGABON/IPL/ GABON 2017

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