PACE urges UEC and parties to meet
Yangon - The People's Alliance on Credible Elections (PACE) urged political parties and the Union Election Commission to meet to prevent confusion and conflict on election day.
PACE research points to many potential problems that will affect the integrity of the November 8 election.
Its report said that out of 868 locations studied, 41 per cent lacked any educational material and 64 per cent held no educational activities on voting procedures.
It was found that 90 per cent of the places observed saw no involvement from members of the political parties while 82 per cent had no participation from civilian organisations.
The PACE reported on the misuse of forms, the lack of friendliness and help from election commission staff and the disregard of step-by-step procedures by voters and commission members.
“The report is based on things that our members have learned from their work near commission offices and surrounding areas. It is possible that there are other areas where commission members and political parties are reaching out to the public. Also a report’s findings can differ according to the design of the research,” said Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint, PACE executive director.
