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CARICOM nationals join Commonwealth Observer Group for Pakistan elections

By Joanne Clark··1 min read
CARICOM nationals join Commonwealth Observer Group for Pakistan elections

Two individuals from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been enlisted as part of a 13-member Commonwealth Observer Group tasked with overseeing the forthcoming general elections in Pakistan, slated for February 8. 

This international delegation, under the leadership of former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, includes former Speaker of the St. Lucia Parliament, Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, and prominent Guyanese journalist and media advocate, Nazima Raghubir.

Assessment of Pakistan’s electoral process

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said the observer group will offer an independent and comprehensive evaluation of the electoral process and will assess the conduct of the process as a whole.

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