A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) will be sent to monitor the country's general elections, which are set for December 6, 2022, at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit.
The five-person panel of observers was assembled by Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC and will be chaired by Hon. Amina Mohamed, a former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Sports, Heritage, and Culture in Kenya. The Secretary-General stated that the Commonwealth has a long and proud history of standing in solidarity with citizens as they elect their leaders, and she is confident that the observer group, led by Hon. Amina Mohammed, will provide an informed, thorough, and impartial assessment of the electoral process. The observation delegation is scheduled to arrive in Roseau on November 30,2022, and remain there until the elections are over. They will get assistance from a team from the Commonwealth Secretariat under the direction of Ms. Chantal Sciberras, Advisor and Head of Europe in the Governance and Peace Directorate, during their deployment during the nation-wide stay. The COG will monitor every step of the election process, from the opening of polling places and voting to the tabulation of votes and the declaration of results, to ascertain whether the elections were carried out in accordance with both international and domestic democratic standards to which Dominica has committed. They will also meet and inform important stakeholders, such as media representatives, representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, and others, including election management authorities.The International Declaration of Principles for Election Observation, to which the Commonwealth is a signatory, and the Commonwealth Guidelines for the Observation of Elections are criteria that observers must follow in order to fulfill the COG's role. The Observer group will release an interim report describing its preliminary findings two days following Election Day. Before being made public, a final report will be provided to the Government of Dominica, the Electoral Office, and other stakeholders. It will contain an evaluation of the electoral process and a list of reform suggestions to enhance future elections.The group will depart Dominica by 11 December 2022. The Commonwealth Observer Group members are: Honorable Amina Mohamed – Chairperson; Former Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture and former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign AffairsKenya; Honorable Liberata Mulamula- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania; Professor Praja TrivediCommonwealth Envoy, India; Mr Ian Hughes - Assistant Chief Electoral Officer of Elections Commission, Antigua and Barbuda; Mrs Wyvolyn Patterson, Journalist, Jamaica.
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