International Observers at
Colombia Presidential Elections
BOGOTA - Over 50 international observers
from about 20 countries have arrived in the
Colombian capital to witness the first round
of the presidential elections on Sunday.
According to the National Register Office of
the Civil State, the members of the so
called International Technical Monitoring
Mission will be attending today a seminar on
their activities.
On Sunday, they will visit different voting
stations, and will stay in the country until
May 31, after the campaign to elect the
president and vice president of the Republic
for the 2010-2014 term is over.
It is an entirely technical mission that has
the objective of verifying the voting
process and electoral results, thus
contributing to clean elections.
As part of the agreements signed, the
mission's members must comply with the
principles of impartiality and clearness,
that is, no secret affairs can be disclosed
in advance.
In addition, they meet with the
representatives of the different political
groups involved in the process, as well as
governmental and electoral authorities, tour
the country and the most representative
areas, and witness the electoral campaign
critical and constructively. |
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