Africa-Press – Liberia. The head of the European Union Mission to Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, has cautioned Liberian politicians to stop trucking and abide by the regulations of Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) leading to the crucial Presidential and Legislative Elections in October.“We have observed also the voter registration process and we have witnessed during this registration process the practice of trucking. This practice is illegal, it is against the regulations, it is against the basic principles of representative democracy. I just wanted to mention that issue because it has been witnessed by many of our observers in the country,” said Amb. Laurent Delahousse.
Speaking at the meeting on Wednesday, Amb. Delahousse said the international community supports the electoral process in Liberia politically and financially, noting that they are friends and admirers of Liberian democracy.
As Liberia goes to the polls in October, he said if invited by the Government of Liberia and by the Elections Commission, some countries of the international community will send elections observers.
He revealed that currently, there is an exploratory mission from the European Union to prepare a possible European Union observation mission, noting the mission has met with the media, political parties, the Elections Commission and all stakeholders but there is no public communication at this stage.
The EU Head of Mission was quick to point out that while he was not speaking for the international community, he wanted to register that they support fully the National Elections Commission to organize the election.
“We have full trust in the National Elections Commission. We call on political parties and the National Elections Commission to be very clear on the implementation of the election regulations. The campaign regulations are very important because, for the functioning of the Liberian democracy, it is essential that there is a level playing field.”
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