IRI keen to send observers in 13th parliamentary elections: EC
The delegation expressed satisfaction with the overall preparation of the commission
The US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) has expressed willingness to send observers for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections, the Election Commission said today (22 October).
An eight-member IRI delegation met Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah at the EC Secretariat in Agargaon this afternoon, according to a press release from the commission.
The IRI delegation was led by Christopher J Fussner, a member of the IRI Board of Directors.
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The EC said a pre-observation team from IRI met Commissioner Sanaullah to review preparations for the elections.
The delegation expressed satisfaction with the overall preparation of the commission and conveyed hope that IRI would send observers for the upcoming polls, said the release.
Other members of the delegation included Lesa Churtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS); Jessica Keegan, technical expert on democratic elections and political processes at IRI; Steve Cima, resident program director at IRI; and Jami Spykerman, program director at the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
