Commonwealth Observer Groups
Commonwealth Observer Groups are groups formed to monitor elections in various countries around the world. Each group is usually made up of various statesmen from various countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. The job of each Group is to assess whether the elections are conducted fairly. At the end of the observation period, reports are written and submitted to the Commonwealth headquarters. The following are such groups formed[1] to date:
- Antigua and Barbuda[2]
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon[3]
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guyana[4]
- Fiji
- Kenya
- Lesotho[5]
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mozambique[6]
- Nigeria[7]
- Pakistan[8]
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone[9]
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis[10][11]
- Tanzania
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda[12]
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
External sources
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- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - Commonwealth sends Observer Group to the General Elections in Antigua and Barbuda". Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/39079/141116/39178/cameroon/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - Guyana". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - Lesotho". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - More Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ http://www.thecommonwealth.org/document/34293/35144/174418/report_of_the_com[permanent dead link]...
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - St Kitts and Nevis". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - South Africa". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Commonwealth Secretariat - 2006 Uganda Elections - Final Report". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.