Monday, October 24, 2022

UEC Chairman returns from South Africa’s 5th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)


 AT the invitation of Electoral Commission of South Africa and the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) South Africa, a delegation led by U Thein Soe, Chairman of the Union Election Commission (UEC), attended the 5th Gener­al Assembly held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 to 22 Octo­ber, and returned to Yangon by air yesterday.

UEC members U Than Tun, U Aung Saw Win, U Saw Ba Hlaing, U Aung Lwin Oo, U Ko Ko Lwin, and officials of Yangon Region Election Sub-Commis­sion welcomed back the delega­tion at the Yangon International Airport.

The UEC Chairman and party, more than 140 represent­atives from electoral organiza­tions from 63 countries, South African Electoral Commission and A-WEB officials attended the General Assembly.

The former General Assem­bly president from Indian UEC handed over the A-WEB flag to the newly assigned president from South African UEC.

Voting and confirmation for the appointment of the upcoming A-WEB vice president country and Executive Board Members were also conducted.

Also, “Safeguarding Elec­tion Management Bodies in the Age of Global Democratic Recession” was discussed with five topics.

The good practice of de­mocracy in elections in different countries, action to help pro­mote good practices, the role of electoral management bodies in a democratic system, conditions to be able to cooperate for high progress were also discussed.

A-WEB and attendees had a chance to observe the electoral processes supervised by elec­toral bodies, cultural heritage of South Africa and landmarks.

MNA

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