RELEASE: Pacific Islands Forum to Observe Vanuatu Snap Election
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15 January 2025
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has deployed an Election Observer Mission to observe the Vanuatu snap election on 16 January 2025.
The Election Observer team is led by H.E Junior Aini, Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Fiji and the Pacific.
The Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa welcomes the opportunity for the Forum to observe the election and commends the Vanuatu Government and Electoral Management Body for inviting international and domestic observer missions to attend.
“Vanuatu has consistently encouraged observer missions to report on its national elections, even as the nation is rebuilding from the recent earthquake. It is heartening to see Vanuatu’s continued resilience and determination to ensure that a strong democratic process delivers a successful result. Across the region, I know that we all wish Vanuatu and her people the best outcome,” said Waqa.
The Forum Election Observer Team will observe polling on election day, and the count. Forum Election Observer Missions are conducted under the Biketawa Declaration 2000, which is the cornerstone of the Forum Leaders’ commitment to good governance.
Link to Biketawa Declaration: https://bit.ly/4alXXiK
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