Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is expected to launch the SADC Election Observer Mission in Mauritius, on Monday, in preparation for the elections scheduled for 10 December.
Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, who is representing Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation President Jacob Zuma, arrived in Port Louis on Sunday.
The SADC Organ is responsible for the maintenance of peace and stability in the region and the SADC Election Observer Missions play an important role in observing adherence to democratic principles and practices in the conduct of elections in the region, said the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
Following the launch of the SADC Election Observer Mission in Port Louis, SADC Election Observers will be deployed to all the districts in Mauritius as of 4 December 2014, ahead of the elections.
After the elections, the SADC Election Observer Mission will, as practice, issue a preliminary statement on the outcome of the elections.
As Chair of the Organ, South Africa has led SADC Election Observer Missions to Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia and Mauritius and will lead the upcoming missions to Zambia and Lesotho during 2015. – SAnews.gov.za
