Malawi: Commonwealth Observers Issue Interim Statement on Elections

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A peaceful election day and a well-managed voting process, but some key benchmarks for democratic elections not met - Former Ghana President Kufuor says.

The 19 May 2009 elections are Malawi's 4th post-independence multi-party elections. The Commonwealth was pleased to be invited by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to observe the elections, and I am honoured to have been asked by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth to lead its Observer Group.

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