Latest information about Canadas Election Observation Mission in Ukraine Canada is sending a total of 500 observers to Ukraine to monitor the first and second rounds of the election: 338 of the observers will form part of Canada’s independent Ukraine 2014 Presidential Election Bilateral Observation Mission. This includes approximately 38 long-term observers and 300 short-term observers who will undertake electoral analysis, stakeholder engagement and support the Canadian election observer mission. The remaining 162 observers will participate as part of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly observation missions. Canada has a long history of providing observers to elections around the globe. Since 2004, Canada has contributed hundreds of election observers to five successive Ukrainian elections to help further strengthen democracy in the country. Source: Prime Minister of Canadas website: website:goo.gl/qtMMlu
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 00:21:14 +0000