International election observers, diplomats monitor election process in Phase III of general election

INTERNATIONAL election observation missions, along with diplomats and officials from foreign embassies based in the country, visited polling stations in Yangon yesterday where Phase III of the multipar­ty democratic general election was held. They met with polling station officers, responsible offi­cials, and voters, and conducted discussions, observations, and monitoring related to the elec­tion process.

As a show of support from the international community for Myanmar’s efforts to ensure that the general election is conducted freely, fairly, transparently, and with dignity, international elec­tion observers, along with dip­lomats and officials from inter­national embassies based in the country, took part in observing and monitoring the successful conduct of the general election.

Together with Union Elec­tion Commission member U Myo Hlaing, the delegation led by Ms Volha N Chamadanova from the Republic of Belarus, Election Commission member Mr Yich Samethy and party of Cambodia, Election Commission member Dr Janaki Kumari Tuladhar and party of Nepal, Election Com­mission member Ms Yusti Erlina and party of Indonesia, Mr Mario Jose Armengol Campos and party of Nicaragua, Mr Nguyen Xuan Loc and party of Vietnam, Ms Rami Niranjan Desai from India, Dr Chheng Kimlong and party of International Confer­ence of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and representatives from local-based embassies vis­ited polling stations in Dagon, Lanmadaw, Thakayta, Dagon Myothit (Seikkan), Tamway and Yankin townships and monitored the process of selecting the can­didates by voters with the use of MEVM, and managements for the free and fair election under the election standards and good practices. They asked polling station officers, officials, and voters about what they wanted to know. — MNA/TTA