Poll monitoring regulations issued

The High Elections Committee yesterday issued an edict specifying procedures for monitoring the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The initiative aims engaging the civil society institutions in monitoring the election of the members of the Council of Representatives.

The elections are fully monitored by the judicial branch of government so as to ensure the probity of the polls and promote impartiality and optimize democratic practices.

The procedure aims at monitoring all stages of the electoral process, through on-site follow-up, objective and impartial collection of data to ensure all measures are respected and spot violations.

The monitoring will focus on the polling, the behavior of the candidates, political societies, non-governmental entities and voters to make sure they respect regulations.