Over the last two weeks, the ECF-SADC mission to the National and Provincial elections of South Africa was involved in various election-related activities.
To achieve its objectives, the Mission undertook various activities, including consultative meeting with the Electoral Commission of South Africa, holding a one-day refresher orientation for its observers to give them an opportunity to gain a well-informed training on election observation. The Mission also met electoral stakeholders to get an understanding of the historical, political context and preparedness for the elections. The Mission also interacted with other international observer missions in order to exchange information.
The Mission attended the orientation of observers organized by the IEC South Africa and also participated at an election seminar for International Visitors Program (IVP) for the National and Provincial elections in South Africa.
The Mission observed the final political rallies held in Gauteng, special voting and observed main voting processes, counting, and results management.
The activities undertaken by the Mission enabled it to gather strategic and comprehensive information so as to assess the administration and management of the 29th May 2024 National and Provincial elections of the Republic of South Africa.
The ECF-SADC released its Preliminary Statement on the NPE elections on 31st May 2024 (link at the bottom). An observer mission report shall be released within 30 to 60 days following the election day.
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