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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Secretariat Team to be present at Parliamentary and Presidential Elections in Malawi

19 April 1999

A six-member team consisting of officials from the Commonwealth Secretariat will be present in Malawi, as representatives of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, during the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections which are to be held on Tuesday 25 May 1999. The team will be led by Mr K Srinivasan, Deputy Secretary-General (Political) and will report to the Secretary-General on their return to London. The mission is expected to be in Malawi from 20 May to 27 May 1999.

An advance party of two Secretariat officials arrived in Lilongwe yesterday. The advance team will observe the preparations for the elections, including the registration of voters and will meet officials from the Electoral Commission and representatives of the political parties in Malawi.

In making the announcement today, Chief Anyaoku said that the Secretariat team was being sent to Malawi in response to an invitation from the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Justice Hanjahanja, to observe the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Chief Anyaoku also said:

The Commonwealth attaches great importance to democratic processes and institutions in its member states. A Commonwealth Observer Group was in Malawi in 1994 when it made the transition from a one-party system of government to multi-party democracy. I believe that the presence of my representatives in Malawi for next month's elections will reinforce the democratic process in Malawi.

Issued by the Information and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Marlborough House,
Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX,
United Kingdom.
Tel: 0207-839 3411;
Fax: 0207-839 9081;
Telex: 27678


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