BLANTYRE, Malawi, April 18 (Xinhua) -- In response to an invitation by the electoral commission in Malawi, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has deployed 28 election observers to Malawi ahead of tripartite elections slated for May 21.
The union also becomes the first international body to deploy observers to the southern Africa nation for the polls.
On polling day, they will observe the opening of polling stations and assess the electoral environment in which the election will be held.
This will be in addition to implementation of the voting procedures, poll legislation adherence including the right to vote and the right to a secret ballot.
EU EOM Deputy Chief Observer, Mark Stevens said in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial capital, that the team's presence is to ensure election credibility.
EU EOM has once observed the 2004, 2009 and 2014 elections in Malawi.
