Elections 2021 – 19 International Watchdogs and 100 Observers to monitor Morocco’s Polls (CNDH)
19 international organizations and bodies have received the green light to participate as observers in Morocco’s upcoming general elections scheduled for September 8, 2021.
In this respect, 100 observers from 19 international organizations have been granted the right to visit a given number of districts throughout the 12 regions of Morocco during the electoral period, according to Rabat-based Human Rights National Council (CNDH).
The 100 accredited observers are from various African, European, and Asian countries. Meanwhile, international organizations slated to observe the Moroccan elections include the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, Maroc Dynamic, and the Higher Council for Communication in Burkina Faso, it said in a statement.
The Arab League, the Arab Parliament, and the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions were also accredited alongside diplomatic representatives from the European Union Commission, the Embassy of the United Kingdom, the Embassy of Canada, and the Embassy of the Netherlands.
Meetings will be held to review the legal arsenal related to the conduct of electoral processes and the law of observation and reinforce communication and exchange between the international observers.
It is noteworthy that 4,600 observers representing 44 national NGOs and the National Human Rights Council had already received approval from the Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers to participate in the September 8 elections, the same source added.
