2004 Sierra Leone Elections - Final Report

This report presents the observations, conclusions and recommendations of the Commonwealth Expert Team, which was present in Sierra Leone for the Local Government Elections held on 22 May 2004.

The Commonwealth had previously provided a Commonwealth Observer Group for the 2002 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General's decision to send an Expert Team to the 2004 Local Government Elections followed an invitation from the Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission, Mr K M Kpakiwa.

The Team consisted of:

Mayor Robert Montague

Mayor of St Mary Parish, Jamaica, and member of the Board of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum

Hon Farouk Lawan, MP

Member of the House of Representatives / Nigeria and Member of the Executive of the Commonwealth Par liamentary Association

Hon Margaret Kotta

Councilor and Executive member of the Association of Local Authorities of Tan zania (ALAT), United Republic of Tanzania

Mrs Helen Duncan

Elections Expert, United Kingdom

The team was supported by a three member staff team from the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum: Adaora Ikenze and Zippy Ojago (Commonwealth Secretariat), and Lucy Slack (CLGF).

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