The Organization of American States (OAS) Election Observation Mission yesterday withdrew from the country saying that the tabulation process for Region Four was not transparent and it has warned that the legitimacy of any government installed in these circumstances will be open to question.
In a statement yesterday, the OAS mission said that the process being conducted by the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, to ascertain the results of the general and regional elections held on March 2 does not meet the required standard of fairness and transparency.
Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire’s ruling handed down on March 11 required the Returning Officer or Deputy Returning Officer to determine the best method of tabulating the Statements of Poll (SOPs) and included the expectation “that the Returning Officer would act reasonably in ensuring a process that allows persons to observe what is being tabulated and how,” the statement said.
