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Electoral
Observation Mission in Grenada
INTRODUCTION
On January 6, 1999, the Government of Grenada invited the Secretary
General to observe the electoral process that culminated with the
election of 15 members of the House of Representatives on January
18. The Secretary General sent a letter to the Prime Minister on
January 7 confirming that an electoral observation mission would be
sent to Grenada to cover the electoral processes and designated Dr.
Joseph E. Edmunds as the Chief of Mission. Ambassador Christopher R.
Thomas, the Assistant Secretary General, led the Mission on election
day.
Eight observers from five countries comprised the Mission. During
their stay, they conducted extensive interviews with political party
leaders, electoral officials, civil society activists and other
citizens involved in the electoral process. They were also present
at a number of campaign activities organized by different political
movements and training sessions for polling officials. From its
observations, the Mission can attest that campaign activities in
which OAS observers were present were peaceful, polling officials
and party agents were well trained and the Parliamentary Elections
Office was well prepared for election day.
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