Commonwealth election observers will be in Guyana from 25 August to 7 September for the country’s general and regional elections scheduled for 1 September 2025.
This year also marks the 45th year of the Commonwealth observing elections in member countries.
The Commonwealth Observer Group will be led by Hon. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, former foreign affairs Minister of Tonga, along with 10 other eminent members with backgrounds in law, politics, election administration, human rights, media, women’s rights and diplomacy.
The full team is listed below.
Members of the Commonwealth Observer Group
Chairperson: Hon. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, former Cabinet Minister of Tonga
The Commonwealth Observer Group members, in alphabetical order by country name, are:
- Mr Shahariar Sadat - Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University - Bangladesh
- Ms Alicia Wallace, Women’s rights activist - The Bahamas
- Ms Angela Taylor, Chief Electoral Officer - Barbados
- Mr Darrell Bradley, Former President of the Belize Senate and Mayor of Belize City - Belize
- Mr Ademola Adeeko, Digital media strategist and communications professional - Nigeria
- Mr Demion McTair, Communication lecturer, and award-winning journalist - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Dr Sudarshini Perpetua Fernandopulle, Former Member of Parliament - Sri Lanka
- Ms Terry Dale Ince, Developmental specialist and human rights advocate - Trinidad and Tobago
- Ms Robinah Rubimbwa, Mediator and peace activist - Uganda
- Mr Ben Graham Jones, Electoral Expert - United Kingdom
Note: An arrival press statement will be issued by the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group.
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Commonwealth Observer Groups (COGs)
The Commonwealth Secretariat is one of the original signatories to the 2005 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation.
In addition, Commonwealth Observer Groups abide by the Commonwealth’s Revised Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation in Member Countries, which were adopted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in 2018.
These stipulate that:
COGs are “independent, including of the Secretariat. Members of a COG are invited by the Secretary-General to be a part of the team, and each member is invited in their personal capacity as an eminent Commonwealth citizen, not as a representative of any member country, government or political group”.
More information on the role and mandate of observers can be found in the Commonwealth Handbook on Election Observation.
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- Temitope Kalejaiye, Public Relations and Engagement Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat
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