Scicluna leads scrutiny on Uganda elections
Widespread international coverage was given to the Press Conference addressed by Prof Edward Scicluna MEP, Chief Observer, of the European Union Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Kampala last Wednesday.
He had just concluded a first round of discussions with the Ugandan Electoral Commission, representatives of the Ugandan political parties and civil society leaders.
The EU–EOM is the largest observation mission in Ugandan Presidential and Parliamentary elections to be held February 18th.
Prof Scicluna said: “I have had constructive and informative discussions with a range of actors involved in these elections. I also note that the campaign has so far not been marred by any serious violent incident. It is our hope that this remains the case for the rest of the campaign period, on Election Day itself and, most importantly, directly after the results are announced.”
During discussions at the Electoral Commission, Prof Scicluna noted the measures being undertaken to facilitate the conduct of the elections, while he also took into consideration the various concerns expressed by the political parties in opposition.
He added: “We very much hope the Electoral Commission will follow international best practice by posting the election results broken down polling station by polling station. This will lead to greater transparency of the election process and greater confidence and trust among voters in the eventual outcome.”
