The ECF-SADC in Mozambique

The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries has deployed a sixteen (16) member, short-term observers, ahead of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial elections scheduled to be held on the 15 October 2019 in the Republic of Mozambique. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in the SADC region have nominated delegates to establish this Observer Mission which is led by Hon Justice Andre da Silva Neto, who is the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) – Angola. Members include Commissioners and senior electoral officials from electoral from commissions of Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe.The ECF-SADC observer mission realizes the following Terms of Reference:

To observe the pre-election environment and to examine the conditions in which the election was taking place;
To assess the Preparedness of the electoral Commission to conduct elections
To observe the conduct of the election itself; and,
To evaluate the electoral process and make recommendations that will contribute to the improvement of this process in Mozambique.

ECF-SADC election observation missions are guided by the Principles for Election Management, Monitoring, and Observation in the SADC Region (PEMMO,2003), the Revised SADC Principles and Guidelines for Governing Democratic Elections in the SADC Region (2015) as well as the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (2004). Consistent with these instruments, ECF-SADC Election Observer Missions are guided by the values of impartiality, neutrality, transparency, and objectivity.

At the close of the voting and vote counting processes, the ECF-SADC Observer Mission will issue a preliminary statement of its key findings and observations.

For more information on the Mission’s activities, please contact the ECF-SADC Mission Secretariat at: info@ecfsadc.org or local numbers + 258 855471353/ 855471354