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OAS and Suriname Sign Agreement for Mission to Observe Elections of May 25
May 4, 2015
The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an Electoral Observation Mission to the general elections in Suriname that will take place on May 25, according to the agreement signed today between the hemispheric institution and the government of the South American country.
The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, recalled that the election will take place on his last day at the head of the Organization. “Therefore you will have one Secretary General the day of the elections, and probably a statement by a different Secretary General the next day. And I´m very proud of that, I think it’s a sign of the continuity of the Organization, which is something of great importance to us and we are grateful to Suriname for this occasion to show that this Organization never stops working even if it’s changing its Secretary General from one day to the next.”
The OAS leader explained that he has designated as Chief of Mission the Chilean economist and former Director of the Department of International Affairs of the OAS, Irene Klinger. Moreover, he recalled that this will be the fifth OAS mission to elections in Suriname since 1991, and expressed his conviction that the elections will further consolidate democracy in the country.
The Permanent Representative of Suriname to the OAS, Niermala Badrising, expressed the commitment of her government “to uphold democratic principles, strengthen democratic institutions and advance good governance in order to support and safeguard overall political stability and development.” Ambassador Badrising explained that more than 30 political parties have registered for the election, in which more than 350,000 voters will take part, 40,000 of them for the first time.
“Worth mentioning is the laudable initiative of President Desi Bouterse to establish a voluntary code of conduct for political parties campaigning in the democratic elections. This, against the backdrop to minimizing any form of tension, and encouraging a climate conducive to open, free, and fair competition during the electoral and campaigning process.”
The signing ceremony, which took place at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, DC, was attended by the Director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation of the OAS, Gerardo de Icaza Hernández, and several representatives of the OAS member countries. The Mission to Suriname has the financial support of Chile, Canada, Spain, the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom.
A gallery of photos of the event is available here.