Addis Ababa, 17 December 2015: Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Seychelles, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, deployed an African Union Expert Election Observation Mission (AUEEOM) to Seychelles to observe the second round of the Presidential election scheduled for 16-18 December 2015.

The deployment of an African Union Expert Election Observation Mission to Seychelles is in line with the mandate of the African Union as enshrined in relevant AU instruments such as the 2007 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the 2002 AU/OAU Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa, and the 2002 AU Guidelines on Election Observation and Monitoring Mission – all of which request the Commission to be fully engaged in the promotion and strengthening of democracy and democratic governance in Africa, particularly by observing and monitoring elections in African Union Member States.

The African Union Expert Election Observation Mission will be deployed from 16 to 22 December 2015 to cover the final preparations and conduct of the Presidential election run off. At the conclusion of the second round, the AUEEOM will issue a preliminary statement on its findings and observations to be followed by a final report within two months after the election.

For more information, please contact the AU Coordinator:

Guy Cyrille Tapoko
Ag. Head, Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit
African Union Commission
Email: TapokoG@africa-union.org