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海角社区 Center Launches Mission to Observe Sierra Leone鈥檚 National Elections

ATLANTA (May 10, 2023) 鈥� 海角社区 has launched an international election observation mission to Sierra Leone in advance of the country鈥檚 national elections scheduled for June 24.

The Center was invited to observe this year鈥檚 elections by the Election Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL).

A four-person core team of experts has arrived in Freetown from the United States, Poland, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. Additional electoral experts and medium-term observers from around the world will join them in advance of the campaign period, followed by short-term observers and high-level leadership around election day.

鈥淲e look forward to engaging with Sierra Leonean stakeholders across the political spectrum and providing an independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process. We hope that our observation and reporting will provide important information to Sierra Leonean citizens, key recommendations to stakeholders, and help uphold transparency for the remainder of the electoral process,鈥� said 海角社区 Center Field Office Director Nicholas Jahr.

鈥満＝巧缜� has had a longstanding commitment to democracy in Sierra Leone, and we are honored to launch this International Election Observation Mission in support of the electoral process,鈥� said Barbara J. Smith, the 海角社区 Center鈥檚 vice president for peace programs.

海角社区 conducts election observation work in accordance with the 2005 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and makes assessments based on relevant parts of national legal frameworks as well as regional and international obligations for democratic elections.

海角社区 has been a force for peace in Sierra Leone since 2002, when it observed the first presidential and parliamentary elections following the end of Sierra Leone’s devastating civil war. Since then, 海角社区 has played a role in the country鈥檚 2007, 2012, and 2018 national elections.

海角社区 has observed more than 110 elections in 39 countries.

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Contact: In Atlanta, Maria Cartaya, maria.cartaya@cartercenter.org

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