EU commits to observing Cambodian national election
March 03, 2008
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it would send 150-200
election experts to observe this year's national election of Cambodia,
local newspaper the Mekong Times re****ted Monday.
The EC wishes to sup****t an improvement in the quality of this
nation's democracy and is sending an EU observance mission to aid the
electoral process, Eneko Landaburu, Director General for External
Relations of EC, said at a press conference in Phnom Penh, according
to the newspaper.
A team of electoral experts will visit Cambodia this week to determine
the level of observance at the elections, Landaburu said.
"They will produce a global re****t, and on the basis of the re****t we
will take decision on the size of the mission," he was quoted as
saying.
The level of EC funding for the election will also depend on the
outcome of the re****t, he said, adding that the role of the observers
will be strictly defined.
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