Dar es Salaam — HUNDREDS of foreignelection observers are in the country to monitor the general election to be held on Sunday, at the invitation of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Apart from foreigners, NEC has also assigned several local institutions and non-governmental organisation (NGOs) to monitor the polls.
The number of local monitors is around 8,000, according to NEC. Election monitoring, among other things, is aimed at putting to test integrity and credibility of the country's electoral process, after re-introduction of multiparty democracy in 1992. The primary objective of observers is to assess the conduct of an election process on the basis of national legislation, regional and international standards.
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