Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the composition of the Elections Council of Cameroon (ELECAM)
Declaration on behalf of the European Union
The European Union notes the nominations by Presidential decree to the Council of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) and the appointment of a Director General and Assistant Director General to ELECAM.
Stressing the need for ELECAM to fulfil its role with independence, impartiality and credibility, the European Union regrets the delay that has preceded these nominations and the fact that the overwhelming majority of the nominees have affiliations to one and the same political party, notwithstanding the consultations with stakeholders that preceded the appointments.
The European Union calls on the Government of Cameroon to take all necessary steps to create the necessary legislative and administrative environment for electoral reform, to guarantee the operational independence of ELECAM, to devote sufficient resources to ELECAM to enable it to function effectively and to build widespread public confidence in the organization.
The European Union further calls on the Electoral Council and leadership of ELECAM to demonstrate independence and impartiality in all its actions as it plays its critical role in ensuring free and fair elections for the benefit of the people of Cameroon.
The Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia* and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia align themselves with this declaration.
* Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process."
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