2024-01-31 11:19:12
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has congratulated the Kingdom of Morocco for facilitating capacity building programs for African election observers.
The CPS de l’UA « congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco for having facilitated capacity building programs for African electoral observers and calls for the continuation of this programmatic support to the AU Commission,” reads a press release published on Wednesday and having sanctioned the meeting of the Council of January 24 devoted to “the examination of the Report of the Chairperson of the AU Commission on the elections held in Africa from July to December 2023 and the prospects for 2024”.
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The PSC encouraged Member States to continue to strengthen the institutional capacities of national electoral management bodies and the judiciary, including by allocating sufficient resources, and to ensure the independence and professionalism of these institutions.
The PSC also urged the AU Commission to ensure that all support to Member States is provided in a timely manner, while strengthening its working relationships with national election observer groups to promote initiatives enabling them to better carry out their observation of electoral processes freely, impartially and responsibly, in accordance with relevant international, continental and regional standards and the national legal framework in force.
The PSC also congratulated all Member States that successfully organized elections in the second half of 2023, notably reiterating the call to all Member States in political transition to strictly comply with their electoral calendars and respect.
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