Original report from Phnom Penh
14 September 2007
The National Election Committee announced Friday it was seeking election observers from political parties and international and local non-government organizations for next year's national polls.
Observers, who work to ensure free and fair elections by reporting discrepancies to election officials, will need to register between Sept. 15 and Oct. 20, NEC said in a statement.
Political parties can register observers through commune councils, but village chiefs and other local leaders were prohibited, NEC Legal Office Director Keo Phalla said.
"The code of conduct prohibits them from becoming political party representatives," he said. "If they want to be as agents, as political party representatives, we do not allow that either, because they are also local authorities."
Observers will be trained on issues such as a code of conduct, NEC Director Tep Nitha said.
Observers, who work to ensure free and fair elections by reporting discrepancies to election officials, will need to register between Sept. 15 and Oct. 20, NEC said in a statement.
Political parties can register observers through commune councils, but village chiefs and other local leaders were prohibited, NEC Legal Office Director Keo Phalla said.
"The code of conduct prohibits them from becoming political party representatives," he said. "If they want to be as agents, as political party representatives, we do not allow that either, because they are also local authorities."
Observers will be trained on issues such as a code of conduct, NEC Director Tep Nitha said.
1 comment:
Don't be fool by the AH HUN SEN's NEC calling for Poll Observers!
AH HUN SEN has a lot of money to pay any Poll Observers to shut the fuck up, to turn their fucken blind eyes to any deception or even to drop their pants with the Vietcong hookers just to have all the Poll Observes sing the same song that the election of 2008 is free and fair.
AH HUN SEN play this game before and it was successful and this is a repeat! I say this is a repeat!
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