ECOWAS Mission Observes the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau
25 Nov, 2019
 Bissau, November 24, 2019. The Election Observation Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS – EOM) led by H.E Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali observed the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau, today November 24, 2019. Speaking after observing the election process at the Praza area in Bissau, H.E Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, Head of the ECOWAS-EOM, stressed the importance of the election as a “step in the right direction for a country that desires socio-political stability and development. ECOWAS is monitoring closely to ensure that the process can take place in a peaceful atmosphere.”
The ECOWAS Commission has supported the Presidential election with 1.5 million US Dollars and the pre-electoral long and short-term observers with technical team provided credible, real-time analyses and substantial recommendation, which helped to create an atmosphere of public trust, and encouraged citizen participation in the election. |
