One year after it left Guyana, the European Union Electoral Observation Mission (EU EOM) has returned in a bid to help kick start electoral reform.
“Now is the time for decisions and actions. For election reform to be effective its implementation needs to begin well before the next elections are called. Inclusive and transparent reform process helps build confidence in elections and their results,” Chief Observer Urmas Paet told a press conference yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).
Attempts have already been made to have discussions on electoral reform with several stakeholders, including the President, Opposition Leader, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, The Attorney General, Chief Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The entities will be joined by other constitutional commissions, civil society and media at a roundtable on Monday at the ACCC.
