A former Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham, will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to Vanuatu for its General Election on 22 January.
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The Commonwealth to observe Vanuatu elections
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The delegation follows last year’s suspension of opposition MPs, a recent anti-government protest on the island-nation over new laws that curtail free speech and a perceived lack of independence by the judiciary.
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Statement on the Commonwealth delegation to Nauru
An interim statement outlining key observations on the process and the electoral environment during the second round of the Presidential elections.
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Second round of the Seychelles Presidential Election 2015: Observer Group Interim Statement
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has released the report of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Trinidad and Tobago’s parliamentary elections.
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Commonwealth releases observer report on Trinidad and Tobago’s 2015 elections
Commonwealth observers are to remain in Seychelles for the Second-Round of the Presidential Election scheduled for 16-18 December 2015.
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Commonwealth to observe Seychelles Second-Round Presidential Election
Commonwealth observers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines say elections of 9 December 2015 were “generally peaceful and relatively well conducted”.
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St Vincent and the Grenadines election 'well conducted' - Commonwealth observers
Commonwealth Election Observer Team Interim Statement for 9 December 2015 General Elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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St Vincent and the Grenadines: Interim Statement on 2015 Elections
Polling stations in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines opened today - voters are electing a new House of Assembly and Government.
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Voters in St Vincent and the Grenadines go to the polls
A Commonwealth Election Observation Team will observe the St Vincent and the Grenadines general elections scheduled to be held on 9 December 2015.
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Commonwealth to observe St Vincent and the Grenadines general elections
Leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit elect Cyprus to chair the newly reconstituted Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).
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Cyprus to chair Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
An outcome statement by the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions calls on leaders to prioritise human rights in their discussions on climate change, migration and security.
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National human rights institutions press for rights-based approach in negotiations
Commonwealth to deploy observers to Seychelles for the upcoming Presidential Election scheduled for 3-5 December 2015.
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Commonwealth Observers for the Seychelles Presidential Election
Election Observer Missions call for transparency in the electoral process in Tanzania.
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International observers express concern at the situation in Zanzibar
Commonwealth team headed by Chair HE Goodluck Jonathan observe the election process in Tanzania.
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Chair of Commonwealth Observer Group meets voters in Tanzania
Statement by HE Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Tanzania’s General Elections
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Arrival Statement by Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Tanzania Elections
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, former president of Nigeria, will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to Tanzania’s General Elections scheduled for 25 October 2015.
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Commonwealth to observe Tanzania elections
The Government of Saint Lucia has welcomed the “support and partnership of the Commonwealth” in strengthening human rights, good governance and democracy in the country.
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Working with Saint Lucia to improve democracy, human rights and rule of law
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting at the United Nations
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Ministerial Action Group deepens its work on democratic governance in Commonwealth countries
Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria’s Presidential and National Assembly elections on 28 March 2015.
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Commonwealth releases observer report on Nigeria’s 2015 elections
The Commonwealth Observer Group commends the people of Trinidad and Tobago for the peaceful and orderly manner in which they exercised their right to vote on 7 September.
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Trinidad and Tobago Elections 2015: Observer Group Interim Statement
Statement by Sir Paul Tovua, chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago General Elections.
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Trinidad and Tobago Elections 2015: Commonwealth Observer Group Arrival Statement
An independent Commonwealth Observer Group was invited by the Office of the Commissioner of Elections of Sri Lanka to observe the country’s parliamentary elections on 17 August 2015.
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Sri Lanka's 2015 parliamentary elections: interim statement
The Commonwealth will hold its latest training event for junior election professionals in Gaborone from 10-15 August 2015.
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Junior election professionals to receive training in Botswana
Led by the former President of Malta, a team of Commonwealth observers will be deployed to Sri Lanka for Parliamentary Elections scheduled for 17 August 2015.
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Commonwealth to observe Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, yesterday completed a successful two day official visit to Guyana.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Guyana visit a success